Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 20 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Aug 23, 2015, 5:20 PM GMT-3 (20:20 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-08-23 20:20:12 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.357° S, 70.277° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.360 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4055 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4048 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4037 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4032 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4032 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.974 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4032 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4031 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.987 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4031 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.981 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4031 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.1Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4031 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.190 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4024 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.480 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4019 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4011 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.577 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4001 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.967 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 3997 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.860 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4065 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 5.313 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4085 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 13

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003h9l. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.