M4.8 earthquake 63 km NW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 63 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jan 15, 1986, 10:42 PM GMT-3 (01:42 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-16 01:42:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.830° S, 70.599° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.777 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 14868 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.1120 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.572 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14886 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.387 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.263 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 14886 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 14888 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002q3d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.