Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:56 PM GMT-4 (17:56 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 124 km ENE 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
2013-08-28 17:56:29 UTC
Depth
111.4 km (69.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.747° S, 68.957° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.55
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.794 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4777 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.6153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4774 days ago · 124 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.2148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4759 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.1125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4755 days ago · 104 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 4754 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.399 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4753 days ago · 89 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.094 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4750 days ago · 121 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.9124 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4739 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.4160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4733 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.5142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4726 days ago · 100 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 5.3118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4791 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4140 km N of Calama, Chile · 4793 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1108 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4812 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000jgqs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.