Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 167 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 167 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Sep 4, 2007, 12:50 AM GMT-4 (04:50 UTC), 114 km (71 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-09-04 04:50:41 UTC
Depth
113.7 km (70.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.447° S, 68.566° 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
120

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6961 days ago · 95 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.8112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6957 days ago · 123 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 6953 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6948 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6944 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.1157 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6942 days ago · 133 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6941 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6938 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.4113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6923 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.3124 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6914 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 5.6151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6912 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  12. 4.9132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6907 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.6147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6964 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.0160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6967 days ago · 121 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.9147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6969 days ago · 124 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 134 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6976 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6980 days ago · 127 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6983 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.3121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6983 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmd9. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.