Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 160 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 160 km E of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Jan 3, 2016, 9:21 AM GMT-3 (12:21 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 128 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-01-03 12:21:57 UTC
Depth
110.7 km (68.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.453° S, 68.638° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004b0n. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.