M4.3 earthquake 167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Oct 13, 1974, 12:47 PM GMT-3 (15:47 UTC), 154 km (96 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-10-13 15:47:43 UTC
- Depth
- 154.0 km (95.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.910° S, 68.723° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.6143 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18962 days ago · 170 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.3114 km N of Calama, Chile · 18960 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00008d8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.