Chile earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 150 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 150 km E of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Aug 18, 2007, 12:55 AM GMT-4 (04:55 UTC), 127 km (79 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
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2007-08-18 04:55:31 UTC
Depth
127.0 km (78.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.348° 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
140°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6978 days ago · 115 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6971 days ago · 134 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.9147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6971 days ago · 124 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.0160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6969 days ago · 121 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.6147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6965 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.8167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6965 days ago · 114 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.9115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6962 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.8112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6958 days ago · 123 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 6954 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6945 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 5.1184 km S of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6945 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.1157 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6944 days ago · 133 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6939 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.4113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6925 days ago · 120 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6985 days ago · 116 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.3121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6985 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6999 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fk3b. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.