M4.0 earthquake 82 km N of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 82 km N of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 11:49 AM GMT-3 (14:49 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 22 km ESE 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 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-17 14:49:09 UTC
- Depth
- 40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.470° S, 70.068° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Pisagua; (III) at Alto Hospicio, Arica, Huara and Iquique; (II) at Putre.
From the USGS event page for usp000fz43. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 139°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.722 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6789 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 18
- 5.174 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 6742 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz43. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.