M4.4 earthquake 159 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 159 km E of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jun 9, 2010, 9:58 AM GMT-4 (13:58 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2010-06-09 13:58:58 UTC
- Depth
- 111.1 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.425° S, 68.642° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Pica; (III) at Alto Hospicio, Camina, Iquique and Pozo Almonte; (II) at Pisagua, Chile.
From the USGS event page for usp000hdry. 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9140 km E of Iquique, Chile · 5942 days ago · 128 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.7128 km E of Iquique, Chile · 5914 days ago · 119 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.3153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5902 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000hdry. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.