Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 160 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 160 km E of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Aug 31, 2007, 3:43 AM GMT-4 (07:43 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-31 07:43:40 UTC
Depth
120.8 km (75.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.071° S, 68.620° 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 usp000fm2h. 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
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7150 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6969 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6967 days ago · 117 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.8167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6967 days ago · 114 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.9115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6964 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.8112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6960 days ago · 123 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 6956 days ago · 116 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 5.1184 km S of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6946 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.1157 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6946 days ago · 133 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6941 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.4113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6927 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.3124 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6918 days ago · 106 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 5.6151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6916 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 3.9147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6972 days ago · 124 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6979 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6984 days ago · 127 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6986 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6987 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fm2h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.