M5.0 earthquake 115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Aug 9, 1981, 12:49 AM GMT-4 (04:49 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-09 04:49:57 UTC
- Depth
- 111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.652° S, 69.147° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f6a. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.