M4.9 earthquake 87 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 87 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 8, 1988, 9:16 PM GMT-4 (01:16 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-09 01:16:53 UTC
- Depth
- 157.8 km (98.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.030° S, 69.334° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6106 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 14007 days ago · 130 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8130 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 14006 days ago · 128 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003eup. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.