M5.0 earthquake 136 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 136 km E of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jan 17, 1985, 12:48 AM GMT-3 (03:48 UTC), 117 km (73 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
- 1985-01-17 03:48:07 UTC
- Depth
- 117.1 km (72.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.439° S, 68.868° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 15221 days ago · 135 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.6133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15164 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b3s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC.