M3.8 earthquake 100 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 100 km E of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Feb 20, 2015, 10:19 PM GMT-3 (01:19 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 106 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-02-21 01:19:02 UTC
- Depth
- 92.6 km (57.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.072° S, 69.199° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4228 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
- 4.5129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4226 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.782 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4223 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
- 4.2138 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4193 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tt2f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.