M6.1 earthquake 134 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 134 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, May 26, 1980, 2:41 PM GMT-4 (18:41 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mb, body-wave), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-26 18:41:42 UTC
- Depth
- 114.0 km (70.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.364° S, 69.238° W
- Region
- Chile
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.61 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.6 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 4.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 222
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.488 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 16930 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.366 km E of Arica, Chile · 16886 days ago · 151 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7142 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 16879 days ago · 116 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.7100 km E of Arica, Chile · 16875 days ago · 137 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4140 km E of Iquique, Chile · 16872 days ago · 125 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017kh (also filed as gcmtc052680a, gcmt19800526184136, atlas19800526184143, iscgem646432). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC.