Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 68 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 68 km W of Iquique, Chile on Sat, May 23, 2015, 10:09 AM GMT-3 (13:09 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 84 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwr), light
Local time: Sat, May 23, 2015, 10:09 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-05-23 13:09:46 UTC
Depth: 27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.190° S, 70.807° 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.

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: 4.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 168°, dip 82°, rake 85°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 19°, dip 9°, rake 120°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.1 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Stations used: 0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002btq (also filed as iscgem610634766). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.