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M4.7 earthquake 102 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 102 km E of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Mar 28, 2013, 4:48 AM GMT-3 (07:48 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-03-28 07:48:53 UTC
Depth
95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.039° S, 69.187° 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 usb000fue1. 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

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Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3156 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4935 days ago · 138 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4934 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3135 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4934 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.4113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4932 days ago · 99 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.6152 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4931 days ago · 119 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 4910 days ago · 96 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.5111 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4907 days ago · 101 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.4140 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4887 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.671 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4882 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000fue1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.