Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 91 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 91 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 3:19 PM GMT-3 (18:19 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 87 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-09-16 18:19:12 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.977° S, 70.992° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.987 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4032 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.981 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4032 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.1Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4032 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.190 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4024 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 4.480 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4019 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4012 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.577 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4001 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.967 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 3998 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.179 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3986 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3979 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.999 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3978 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.974 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4033 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4033 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4033 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4038 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4048 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.360 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4056 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.620 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4056 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003k2i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.