Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 115 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 115 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Feb 16, 2016, 11:32 AM GMT-3 (14:32 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 130 km SE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-16 14:32:40 UTC
Depth
100.8 km (62.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.809° S, 69.135° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1103 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3882 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.5103 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3881 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.7130 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3867 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.4125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3867 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2133 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3858 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.8132 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3856 days ago · 114 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.2135 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3853 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.0148 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3848 days ago · 119 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.5133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3845 days ago · 117 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3843 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3836 days ago · 115 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.7141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3832 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.0115 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3827 days ago · 101 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3826 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.1107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3825 days ago · 103 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.2116 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3885 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.4Tarapaca, Chile · 3900 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.1121 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3903 days ago · 101 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.4127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3912 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004r1j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.