M4.3 earthquake 118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Dec 16, 1984, 11:08 AM GMT-3 (14:08 UTC), 118 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 123 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-16 14:08:42 UTC
- Depth
- 118.4 km (73.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.880° S, 69.078° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1123 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 15237 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.0136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 15224 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.4136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 15221 days ago · 135 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a3w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.