M4.9 earthquake 121 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 121 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, May 21, 2007, 1:21 AM GMT-4 (05:21 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.
Map
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
- 2007-05-21 05:21:56 UTC
- Depth
- 102.3 km (63.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.503° S, 69.262° 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 usp000fce1. 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 147
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1123 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 7067 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.0152 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 7064 days ago · 135 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.8172 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 7040 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.6122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 7017 days ago · 124 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fce1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.