Chile earthquakes

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.

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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

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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.

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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.