M5.3 earthquake 13 km SW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 8:14 PM GMT-3 (23:14 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-07-24 23:14:39 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.296° S, 70.247° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 13
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
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
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 165°, dip 64°, rake 94°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 335°, dip 26°, rake 81°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.4 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 101
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.860 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4065 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.620 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4055 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.360 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4055 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
- 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4048 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
- 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4037 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4032 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4032 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.974 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4032 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4031 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.987 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4031 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 4.981 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4031 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.1Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4031 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003001 (also filed as gcmt20150724231438, iscgem607506869, atlas20150724231439). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.