M3.6 earthquake 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jul 17, 2007, 9:53 PM GMT-4 (01:53 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 147 km E 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
- 2007-07-18 01:53:32 UTC
- Depth
- 123.7 km (76.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.481° S, 69.279° 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 usp000fgh1. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 11
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
- 3.9147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6973 days ago · 124 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.0160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6972 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.7150 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6970 days ago · 128 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.6147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6968 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.8112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6961 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 6957 days ago · 116 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fgh1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC.