M4.9 earthquake 33 km NNE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 33 km NNE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Feb 9, 1985, 7:29 PM GMT-3 (22:29 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 37 km SSW 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-09 22:29:20 UTC
- Depth
- 96.8 km (60.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.934° S, 70.038° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002brw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.