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M5.3 earthquake 71 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 71 km W of Iquique, Chile on Fri, May 22, 2015, 4:39 PM GMT-3 (19:39 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, May 22, 2015, 4:39 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-05-22 19:39:33 UTC
Depth: 17.1 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.189° S, 70.837° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 7
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate 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: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 171°, dip 59°, rake 91°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 349°, dip 30°, rake 87°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 94°
Stations used: 260

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002bm8 (also filed as iscgem610634746). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.