M4.5 earthquake 98 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 98 km E of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Dec 5, 2007, 12:23 PM GMT-3 (15:23 UTC), 91 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 143 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (m), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-05 15:23:09 UTC
- Depth
- 90.7 km (56.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.137° S, 69.215° 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
- 125°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8143 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6852 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
- 3.929 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6848 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.7128 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6846 days ago · 195 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6843 days ago · 155 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6840 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.7137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6832 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.827 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 6832 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.1Tarapaca, Chile · 6825 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 15
- 4.1122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6818 days ago · 104 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.9113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6818 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ftw6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.