M4.0 earthquake 41 km WNW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jan 2, 2008, 1:42 AM GMT-3 (04:42 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 12 km ENE 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
- 4.0 (m), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-02 04:42:57 UTC
- Depth
- 43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.095° S, 70.530° 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
- 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.827 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 6833 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.1Tarapaca, Chile · 6826 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 15
- 4.413 km S of Iquique, Chile · 6817 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.312 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6812 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.082 km N of Iquique, Chile · 6800 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.722 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6786 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 18
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvu7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.