M4.9 earthquake 80 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 80 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 8, 1986, 9:26 PM GMT-4 (01:26 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1986-04-09 01:26:52 UTC
- Depth
- 114.5 km (71.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.792° S, 69.519° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5128 km E of Iquique, Chile · 14781 days ago · 143 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.293 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 14730 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ssa. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.