Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 66 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 66 km W of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jul 18, 2013, 8:46 PM GMT-4 (00:46 UTC), 41 km (26 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-07-19 00:46:28 UTC
Depth
41.4 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.229° S, 70.786° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000k250. 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
130

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.754 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.559 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.475 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.477 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.8Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4818 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.451 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4817 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.258 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4807 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
  9. 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4805 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4796 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.551 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4796 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.563 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4825 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.4107 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4849 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k250. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.