Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 166 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 166 km E of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jan 4, 2008, 3:30 AM GMT-3 (06:30 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (m), light
Local time
UTC
2008-01-04 06:30:28 UTC
Depth
154.6 km (96.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.341° S, 68.562° 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
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6841 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6838 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6834 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.7137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6833 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6827 days ago · 129 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.1122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6819 days ago · 104 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.9113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6819 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6818 days ago · 116 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.9128 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6818 days ago · 141 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.5137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6808 days ago · 119 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.3166 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6807 days ago · 125 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6790 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.8132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6789 days ago · 120 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.4117 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6854 days ago · 154 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 6871 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.598 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6873 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvy6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.