Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 74 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 74 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 7:03 PM GMT-3 (22:03 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mww), light
Local time: Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 7:03 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2015-09-15 22:03:33 UTC
Depth: 14.4 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.019° S, 70.837° 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: 4.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 176°, dip 68°, rake 93°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 347°, dip 22°, rake 81°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 96°
Stations used: 121

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003ju2 (also filed as gcmt20150915220333, iscgem607742135). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.