Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 94 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 94 km E of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Sep 2, 2013, 11:01 AM GMT-4 (15:01 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 110 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-09-02 15:01:07 UTC
Depth
97.6 km (60.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.182° S, 69.250° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

ML 4.7 (GUC). Felt (III) at Alto Hospicio, Camina, Iquique, La Tirana, Pica and Pozo Almonte; (II) at Mamina and Pisagua.

From the USGS event page for usb000jf5i. 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
±0.05
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4774 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 5.0110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4772 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.1125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4755 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.399 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4753 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.094 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4750 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.9124 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4739 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.5142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4727 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.7137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4782 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.5118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4804 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4804 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.6103 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4806 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000jf5i. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC.