M3.9 earthquake 125 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 125 km E of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 6:21 PM GMT-4 (22:21 UTC), 142 km (88 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 161 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
- 2008-09-12 22:21:33 UTC
- Depth
- 141.5 km (87.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.007° S, 68.975° 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 usp000ggya. 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
- 141°
- Stations used
- 7
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 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0161 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6592 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.4175 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6560 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.1179 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6553 days ago · 126 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6551 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.9166 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6549 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.9123 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6539 days ago · 136 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.6165 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6538 days ago · 142 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 5.3130 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6597 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.2154 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6598 days ago · 135 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.495 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6598 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.796 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6598 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.5154 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6614 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.7113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6616 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.9129 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6617 days ago · 115 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6626 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggya. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.