M4.8 earthquake 126 km SE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 126 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jan 8, 1980, 4:20 PM GMT-3 (19:20 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 121 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-08 19:20:32 UTC
- Depth
- 105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.920° S, 69.192° 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
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 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 usp00014xp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.