M3.9 earthquake 160 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 160 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 13, 2007, 8:09 AM GMT-4 (12:09 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-13 12:09:59 UTC
- Depth
- 115.1 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.691° S, 68.702° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000f9ky. 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7104 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.6154 km E of Iquique, Chile · 7103 days ago · 135 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.8113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 7101 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7095 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
- 3.5123 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7094 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7077 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f9ky. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.