Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 141 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 141 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Sep 14, 2008, 11:23 PM GMT-4 (03:23 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 161 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-15 03:23:24 UTC
Depth
110.5 km (68.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.111° S, 69.181° 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 usp000gh2h. 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
111°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0161 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6589 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.9148 km N of Calama, Chile · 6576 days ago · 134 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.686 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6573 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.788 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6568 days ago · 133 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2120 km N of Calama, Chile · 6561 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.1114 km N of Calama, Chile · 6560 days ago · 126 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6548 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.9166 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6546 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.991 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6535 days ago · 126 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.495 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6595 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.796 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6595 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.9154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6598 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.9101 km N of Calama, Chile · 6599 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.6122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6604 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.5154 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6611 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.7113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6613 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh2h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.