M6.9 earthquake 87 km NNW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 87 km NNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Dec 26, 1906, 1:10 AM GMT-4:42:45 (05:53 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.9 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1906-12-26 05:53:20 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.551° S, 70.607° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem16957940. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.