M4.6 earthquake 160 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 160 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Sep 3, 2013, 1:48 PM GMT-4 (17:48 UTC), 125 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 110 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-09-03 17:48:10 UTC
- Depth
- 124.7 km (77.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.302° S, 68.957° 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
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4772 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.6113 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4759 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.9124 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4739 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000jg0c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.