M4.6 earthquake 134 km SE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 134 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Mar 2, 1978, 6:07 AM GMT-3 (09:07 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 154 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-02 09:07:05 UTC
- Depth
- 124.0 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.043° S, 69.207° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 17712 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 17684 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.5148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 17677 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t6q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.