M4.4 earthquake 76 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Sep 29, 1987, 11:43 AM GMT-4 (15:43 UTC), 166 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 96 km SSE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-29 15:43:24 UTC
- Depth
- 165.6 km (102.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.513° S, 69.495° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038u7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.