Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 94 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 94 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Sep 29, 2013, 6:14 PM GMT-3 (21:14 UTC), 121 km (75 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-09-29 21:14:28 UTC
Depth
121.2 km (75.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.724° S, 69.430° 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
±0.30
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9124 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4738 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.5142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4726 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2144 km N of Calama, Chile · 4704 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.7152 km N of Calama, Chile · 4700 days ago · 138 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.399 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4753 days ago · 89 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 4754 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.1125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4755 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.6153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4774 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.578 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4775 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.794 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4777 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000k63f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.