M4.5 earthquake 48 km SSW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Dec 6, 2007, 12:12 PM GMT-3 (15:12 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Tarapaca, 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 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-06 15:12:29 UTC
- Depth
- 39.8 km (24.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.610° S, 70.357° 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
- 127°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.929 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6848 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.694 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6845 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.041 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 6845 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.827 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 6832 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.1Tarapaca, Chile · 6825 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
- 4.413 km S of Iquique, Chile · 6816 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ftxv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.