M5.3 earthquake 77 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 77 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, May 25, 1987, 7:39 PM GMT-4 (23:39 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 144 km E 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-25 23:39:18 UTC
- Depth
- 72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.957° S, 69.464° 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 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000358n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.