Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 84 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 84 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 7:46 PM GMT-3 (22:46 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 71 km W of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 7:46 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-03-24 22:46:52 UTC
Depth: 15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.680° S, 70.785° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 2
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 165°, dip 72°, rake 85°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 1°, dip 18°, rake 105°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.5 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Stations used: 0

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001qhf (also filed as iscgem610587075). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.