Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 84 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 84 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, May 31, 2015, 1:08 PM GMT-3 (16:08 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 13 km SW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, May 31, 2015, 1:08 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-05-31 16:08:27 UTC
Depth: 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.942° S, 70.909° 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: 5.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 160°, dip 64°, rake 89°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 342°, dip 26°, rake 92°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 99°
Stations used: 132

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002ktz (also filed as iscgem610634941). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.