M4.2 earthquake 146 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 146 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Feb 24, 1987, 6:21 AM GMT-3 (09:21 UTC), 147 km (92 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 131 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-24 09:21:05 UTC
- Depth
- 147.4 km (91.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.672° S, 68.877° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9150 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 14460 days ago · 149 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.4131 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 14459 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032qx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.