Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 161 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 161 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 5:56 PM GMT-4 (21:56 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2008-09-16 21:56:40 UTC
Depth
114.8 km (71.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.389° S, 68.615° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9148 km N of Calama, Chile · 6574 days ago · 134 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.4175 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6556 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.1179 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6549 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.3147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6546 days ago · 116 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.9166 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6545 days ago · 114 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.9123 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6535 days ago · 136 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.6165 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6533 days ago · 142 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.8141 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6590 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.9125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6592 days ago · 142 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 5.3130 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6593 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2154 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6594 days ago · 135 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.495 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6594 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.796 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6594 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.9154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6597 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.5154 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6610 days ago · 124 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.7113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6611 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.9129 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6612 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh64. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC.