M5.7 earthquake 54 km N of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 54 km N of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Mar 24, 2007, 3:13 PM GMT-4 (19:13 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mwb, body-wave moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-24 19:13:50 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.722° S, 70.142° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 8
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.51 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.5 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (V) at Alto Hospico, Chiapa, Iquique, La Tirana and Pisagua; (IV) at Camina, Colchane, Huara, Pica and Mamina; (III) at Arica and Pozo Almonte.
From the USGS event page for usp000f7ap. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 14.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 107°, dip 41°, rake 100°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 274°, dip 50°, rake 81°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 302
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 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 usp000f7ap (also filed as us2007ahbu, gcmtc200703241913a, gcmt20070324191350, iscgem11703137). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.