M4.7 earthquake 126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jan 7, 1977, 11:07 AM GMT-3 (14:07 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 168 km E 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-07 14:07:07 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.722° S, 69.063° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9168 km E of Iquique, Chile · 18105 days ago · 154 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.7156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 18103 days ago · 173 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 4.9175 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18159 days ago · 136 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.8149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18165 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.6151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18173 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.195 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 18174 days ago · 225 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.6172 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18176 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.8174 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18181 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 18185 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m3e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.