M4.9 earthquake 120 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 120 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Nov 17, 1976, 3:37 PM GMT-3 (18:37 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-17 18:37:46 UTC
- Depth
- 105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.669° S, 69.153° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kch. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:38 AM UTC.