Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 82 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 1:51 AM GMT-3 (04:51 UTC), 26 km (16 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-03-25 04:51:53 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.678° S, 70.771° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 4.4 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4209 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.281 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4196 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.093 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4195 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.376 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4189 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.8105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4170 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.387 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4155 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.396 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4155 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4153 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.276 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4152 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4151 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  11. 4.1Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4150 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.868 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4150 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 5.284 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4209 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.026 km S of Iquique, Chile · 4220 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.056 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4223 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001qjv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.