Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 73 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 73 km W of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 9:17 AM GMT-4 (13:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 51 km W of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-08-15 13:17:33 UTC
Depth
33.2 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.118° S, 70.844° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
±0.37
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.551 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4798 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4807 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 5.258 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4809 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.451 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.8Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4820 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.477 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4821 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.475 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4821 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4821 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.559 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4821 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.754 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4821 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.766 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4826 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.563 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4827 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000j603. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.