M4.5 earthquake 51 km W of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 51 km W of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Aug 16, 2013, 2:51 AM GMT-4 (06:51 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-16 06:51:12 UTC
- Depth
- 35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.151° S, 70.643° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Huara, Pisagua and Pozo Almonte.
From the USGS event page for usb000j5td. 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 129°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4797 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4806 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.258 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4807 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
- 4.451 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4817 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.8Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4819 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.477 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.475 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.559 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.754 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4820 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.766 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4824 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.563 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4825 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000j5td. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.