Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 154 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 154 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Sep 10, 2008, 11:41 PM GMT-4 (03:41 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 130 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-09-11 03:41:33 UTC
Depth
134.5 km (83.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.656° S, 68.797° 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
100°
Stations used
16

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3130 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6592 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.9125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6591 days ago · 142 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 5.0161 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6587 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.4175 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6555 days ago · 124 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.1179 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6548 days ago · 126 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.9123 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6534 days ago · 136 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 5.796 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6593 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.5154 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6609 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.9129 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6612 days ago · 115 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.1102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6621 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggup. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.