M3.7 earthquake 163 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 163 km E of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jul 5, 2007, 4:51 PM GMT-4 (20:51 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-05 20:51:06 UTC
- Depth
- 130.2 km (80.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.416° S, 68.595° 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 usp000ffje. 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
- 137°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 7001 days ago · 117 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6987 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6986 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6984 days ago · 127 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6979 days ago · 115 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6973 days ago · 134 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
- 3.9147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6972 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.0160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6971 days ago · 121 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffje. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.