M4.6 earthquake 61 km NNE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 61 km NNE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Mar 27, 1986, 9:19 AM GMT-4 (13:19 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 80 km NE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-27 13:19:23 UTC
- Depth
- 119.9 km (74.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.722° S, 69.883° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.980 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 14781 days ago · 115 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.776 km S of Arica, Chile · 14750 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sbb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.