M3.6 earthquake 154 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 154 km E of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Apr 23, 2007, 10:41 AM GMT-4 (14:41 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 121 km NE 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-23 14:41:57 UTC
- Depth
- 135.4 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.949° S, 68.696° 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 usp000fadt. 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
- 157°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 7100 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.9121 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 7074 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.0152 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 7065 days ago · 135 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fadt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC.