M4.7 earthquake 82 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 82 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Mar 9, 2015, 12:22 AM GMT-3 (03:22 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-03-09 03:22:20 UTC
- Depth
- 98.1 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.727° S, 69.551° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 91
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.288 km S of Arica, Chile · 4212 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.2138 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4192 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.2117 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4175 days ago · 96 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.5116 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4167 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 5.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4228 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 4.6115 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4237 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.8100 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4239 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.0100 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4244 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.1101 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4249 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000twp5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.