M5.0 earthquake 47 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 47 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jun 16, 1987, 3:15 PM GMT-4 (19:15 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.2 68 km SSE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-16 19:15:34 UTC
- Depth
- 93.4 km (58.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.855° S, 69.892° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Arica.
From the USGS event page for usp00035uh. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 7.268 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 14302 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.472 km N of Iquique, Chile · 14297 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035uh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.