M4.6 earthquake 100 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 100 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Sep 24, 1981, 9:34 PM GMT-4 (01:34 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1981-09-25 01:34:30 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.723° S, 69.337° 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 1.6 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 usp0001g2w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.