M4.6 earthquake Tarapaca, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in Tarapaca, Chile on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, 12:54 PM GMT-4 (16:54 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-06-13 16:54:50 UTC
- Depth
- 110.1 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.672° S, 69.141° 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 usp000g9g3. 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
- 129°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5112 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 6665 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.6136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6660 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5101 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6659 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.275 km N of Iquique, Chile · 6637 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.9116 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6628 days ago · 145 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g9g3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.