M4.4 earthquake 13 km S of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 13 km S of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jan 30, 2008, 9:09 PM GMT-3 (00:09 UTC), 39 km (24 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-31 00:09:43 UTC
- Depth
- 39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.334° S, 70.153° 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
- 97°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.312 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6812 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.082 km N of Iquique, Chile · 6799 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.722 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6786 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 18
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxu2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.