M5.2 earthquake 170 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 170 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Aug 10, 1974, 5:49 AM GMT-4 (09:49 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-10 09:49:20 UTC
- Depth
- 116.0 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.817° S, 68.646° 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.
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 19027 days ago · 113 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.6153 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 19015 days ago · 141 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18997 days ago · 134 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.9135 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18996 days ago · 172 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007ht. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.