Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 122 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 122 km E of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Jan 28, 2008, 9:28 PM GMT-3 (00:28 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 125 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-01-29 00:28:27 UTC
Depth
103.9 km (64.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.163° S, 68.977° 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
135°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6818 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.9128 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6817 days ago · 141 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.5137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6808 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.3166 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6806 days ago · 125 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.3133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6797 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6789 days ago · 100 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.8132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6788 days ago · 120 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.2134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6782 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 6.2125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6762 days ago · 120 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 20
  10. 3.6127 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6762 days ago · 132 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.7126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6761 days ago · 113 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.0170 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6758 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.7137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6832 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.6143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6840 days ago · 108 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6843 days ago · 155 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.7128 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6846 days ago · 195 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxnt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.