M4.7 earthquake 77 km WNW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 77 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jan 15, 1986, 9:55 PM GMT-3 (00:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-16 00:55:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.993° S, 70.856° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.863 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 14868 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.8104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 14834 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 5.1120 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.572 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14886 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.387 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14887 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.263 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 14887 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14888 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002q3a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.