Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 59 km WSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 59 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Feb 29, 2016, 12:32 PM GMT-3 (15:32 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 25 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-29 15:32:58 UTC
Depth
30.4 km (18.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.433° S, 70.673° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
29

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.184 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 3863 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.5104 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 3862 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.1Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 3854 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.088 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 3843 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.197 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3836 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.625 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3835 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.040 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3830 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.499 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 3812 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.185 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3880 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.877 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3882 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.373 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 3883 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.832 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 3883 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.245 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3894 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ufj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.