M4.5 earthquake 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Nov 30, 1984, 11:22 PM GMT-3 (02:22 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 94 km NE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-01 02:22:21 UTC
- Depth
- 128.8 km (80.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.564° S, 69.205° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.794 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 15257 days ago · 156 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.3118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 15255 days ago · 118 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.1123 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 15237 days ago · 129 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.193 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 15223 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 15220 days ago · 135 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00029nr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.