Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Aug 15, 2007, 3:04 PM GMT-4 (19:04 UTC), 116 km (72 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-08-15 19:04:36 UTC
Depth
116.1 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.917° S, 68.719° 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6981 days ago · 127 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6976 days ago · 115 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.0132 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6975 days ago · 146 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 134 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  5. 3.9147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6969 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.0160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6968 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.8167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6964 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.5123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.9115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6961 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.8112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6957 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6948 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6944 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6941 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6938 days ago · 93 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.4113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6923 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.3121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6983 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6984 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.5143 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6986 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.6116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6995 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6998 days ago · 117 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.5131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7002 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.2118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7002 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjsg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.