Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 100 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 100 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 10:10 AM GMT-4 (14:10 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 138 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-06-18 14:10:37 UTC
Depth
107.1 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.002° S, 69.215° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (III) at Camina, Huara, Mamina and Pozo Almonte; (II) at Alto Hospicio and Iquique.

From the USGS event page for usc000htps. 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.

Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7121 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4845 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.4114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4834 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.6138 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4832 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
  4. 4.4147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4830 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.1127 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4822 days ago · 118 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.6104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4821 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.5102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.1108 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4812 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.6103 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4806 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4805 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.5118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4804 days ago · 108 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.6123 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4795 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.5112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4866 days ago · 104 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.671 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4881 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000htps. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.