M3.7 earthquake 150 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 150 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Sep 2, 2007, 7:27 AM GMT-4 (11:27 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 184 km S of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-02 11:27:14 UTC
- Depth
- 127.8 km (79.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.405° S, 68.998° 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
- 137°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6967 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.8112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6960 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 6956 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.1184 km S of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6946 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.1157 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6946 days ago · 133 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.4113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6926 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.3124 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6918 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.9132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6910 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fm8m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.