M4.4 earthquake 89 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 89 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jun 11, 2008, 6:11 PM GMT-4 (22:11 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-06-11 22:11:59 UTC
- Depth
- 107.5 km (66.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.997° S, 69.323° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Pozo Almonte; (II) at Alto Hospicio, Camilla, Huara, Iquique and Pica.
From the USGS event page for usp000g992. 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
- 99°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Tarapaca, Chile · 6685 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6672 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.6136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6661 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5101 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6660 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.3161 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6651 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.275 km N of Iquique, Chile · 6638 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 usp000g992. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.