M4.4 earthquake 103 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 103 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Jul 5, 2015, 11:40 AM GMT-3 (14:40 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-07-05 14:40:22 UTC
- Depth
- 110.0 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.470° S, 69.557° 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
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 4.4 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 242°, dip 89°, rake 152°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 332°, dip 62°, rake 2°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.1 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6113 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4068 days ago · 99 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.4126 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4062 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.360 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4055 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
- 4.1142 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4054 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4048 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 5.4105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4047 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002nj0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.