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M4.7 earthquake 151 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 151 km E of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Oct 16, 2015, 1:43 AM GMT-3 (04:43 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mww), light
Local time
UTC
2015-10-16 04:43:55 UTC
Depth
107.8 km (67.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.974° S, 68.725° 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
4.7 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 339°, dip 50°, rake 63°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 197°, dip 46°, rake 119°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5105 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3997 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.6131 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3994 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.1119 km WNW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3984 days ago · 189 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.6126 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3981 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.7132 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3970 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.3110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3963 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3113 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3957 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3109 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3955 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3948 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.3100 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3946 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.6155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4022 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.1163 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4022 days ago · 126 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.6101 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4025 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.1108 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4030 days ago · 96 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003p1x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.