M3.9 earthquake 129 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 129 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Aug 23, 2008, 5:45 AM GMT-4 (09:45 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 96 km E 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-23 09:45:24 UTC
- Depth
- 115.1 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.777° S, 69.006° 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 usp000gfaq. 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
- 110°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5154 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6611 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.796 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6595 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.2154 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6595 days ago · 135 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.3130 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6594 days ago · 106 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.9125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6593 days ago · 142 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.0161 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6589 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4175 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6557 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfaq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.