Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 12:28 PM GMT-3 (15:28 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 155 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-14 15:28:24 UTC
Depth
103.3 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.900° S, 68.923° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 3.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3853 days ago · 116 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3841 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3835 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3834 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.7141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3830 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3826 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3825 days ago · 111 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3825 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3821 days ago · 141 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3820 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3812 days ago · 112 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3811 days ago · 133 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3809 days ago · 113 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.1122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3801 days ago · 111 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3794 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.2133 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3857 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.571 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3863 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.899 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3864 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.4125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3865 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.9121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3870 days ago · 134 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.4119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3877 days ago · 140 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.5103 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3879 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.1110 km N of Calama, Chile · 3881 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004xfn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.