Chile earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Sep 1, 2015, 12:28 PM GMT-3 (15:28 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mww), moderate
Local time
UTC
2015-09-01 15:28:51 UTC
Depth
97.2 km (60.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.785° S, 69.245° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

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
5.4 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 27°, dip 88°, rake -171°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 297°, dip 81°, rake -1°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003fe4 (also filed as gcmt20150901152851, iscgem607719008). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.