Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 109 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 109 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Dec 3, 2015, 6:09 PM GMT-3 (21:09 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 128 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2015-12-03 21:09:45 UTC
Depth
109.8 km (68.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.773° S, 69.289° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3948 days ago · 107 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.8134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3944 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1145 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3936 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.1155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3935 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.4126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3934 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.2108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3934 days ago · 106 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.0123 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3934 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.4154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3931 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.3105 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3930 days ago · 105 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.4119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3930 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.3160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3924 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.293 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3921 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 5.0128 km N of Calama, Chile · 3909 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.4127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3909 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.5119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3902 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.4Tarapaca, Chile · 3897 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.3110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3963 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.1162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3970 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.7151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3971 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.1150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3977 days ago · 139 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.6126 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3982 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004354. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC.