M4.0 earthquake 170 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 170 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Mar 28, 2008, 5:34 PM GMT-3 (20:34 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 Tarapaca, 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
- 2008-03-28 20:34:28 UTC
- Depth
- 127.3 km (79.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.370° S, 68.790° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000g2k6. 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 6754 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.1161 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6736 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g2k6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.