Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 29 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 11:07 AM GMT-3 (14:07 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 12 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-29 14:07:23 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.106° S, 69.890° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Iquique.

From the USGS event page for usp000fvjz. 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
162°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.041 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 6848 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.827 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 6835 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 5.1Tarapaca, Chile · 6828 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 15
  4. 4.1122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6821 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.9113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6821 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.413 km S of Iquique, Chile · 6819 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 6.312 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6814 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.082 km N of Iquique, Chile · 6801 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6792 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.548 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 6874 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.598 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6875 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvjz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.