Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 99 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 99 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Sep 26, 2013, 3:42 PM GMT-3 (18:42 UTC), 89 km (56 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-09-26 18:42:46 UTC
Depth
89.4 km (55.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.595° S, 69.286° 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
±0.22
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.094 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4750 days ago · 121 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.9124 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4738 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.5142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4726 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2144 km N of Calama, Chile · 4704 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.7152 km N of Calama, Chile · 4700 days ago · 138 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 4754 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.1125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4755 days ago · 104 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.2148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4759 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.6153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4774 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.794 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4777 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.7137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4782 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000k0ex. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.