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M4.4 earthquake 51 km NW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 51 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jul 26, 2013, 12:06 AM GMT-4 (04:06 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 58 km W of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-07-26 04:06:22 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.947° S, 70.557° 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 Huara and Pisagua; (II) at Alto Hospicio, Iquique, La Tirana, Oficina Maria Elena and Pozo Almonte.

From the USGS event page for usc000ipi7. 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
23

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.258 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4807 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4805 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.494 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4804 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4796 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.551 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4796 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4818 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.477 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.475 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.559 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.754 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.766 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4824 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.563 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4825 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.898 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4839 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ipi7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.