Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Aug 15, 2007, 8:00 AM GMT-4 (12:00 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-08-15 12:00:50 UTC
Depth
80.9 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.744° S, 69.131° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
107°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6985 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6982 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6978 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6971 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  5. 3.9147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6971 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.0160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6969 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.6147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6965 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.8167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6965 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.9115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6963 days ago · 95 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.8112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6959 days ago · 123 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6950 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6946 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6943 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6940 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6999 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.5131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7003 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjru. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.