M3.8 earthquake 27 km SSE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 9:09 PM GMT-3 (00:09 UTC), 38 km (23 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-15 00:09:41 UTC
- Depth
- 37.5 km (23.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.458° S, 70.095° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Tarapaca, Chile · 6827 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 15
- 4.413 km S of Iquique, Chile · 6818 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
- 6.312 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6813 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.597 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6799 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.722 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6787 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 18
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwr8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.