Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Dec 16, 2014, 9:20 AM GMT-3 (12:20 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 135 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-12-16 12:20:32 UTC
Depth
107.6 km (66.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.829° S, 69.158° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4304 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.8135 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4303 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.5162 km N of Calama, Chile · 4302 days ago · 126 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.8126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4281 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.2140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4278 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.940 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4270 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.4141 km N of Calama, Chile · 4265 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.2126 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4263 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.3127 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4255 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4249 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.7126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4305 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 4307 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4319 days ago · 125 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.9146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4326 days ago · 116 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.696 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4326 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.1132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4329 days ago · 107 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t7a3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.