Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Aug 22, 2007, 5:08 PM GMT-4 (21:08 UTC), 115 km (71 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-08-22 21:08:22 UTC
Depth
115.0 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.830° S, 68.839° 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.

Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6970 days ago · 134 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.9147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6970 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.0160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6969 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.6147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6965 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.8167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6965 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.9115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6962 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.8112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6958 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6949 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6945 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6942 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6939 days ago · 93 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.4113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6924 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6982 days ago · 127 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6984 days ago · 116 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.3121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6984 days ago · 81 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.6116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6996 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6999 days ago · 117 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.5131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7003 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.2118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7004 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fkfk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.