M4.7 earthquake 73 km W of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 73 km W of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Dec 27, 1985, 1:25 AM GMT-3 (04:25 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 63 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-27 04:25:07 UTC
- Depth
- 61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.138° S, 70.850° 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 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.263 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 14880 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.387 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.572 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14879 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.1120 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14865 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.777 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 14861 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.863 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 14861 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.8104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 14828 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pfb. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.