Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 11:41 PM GMT-3 (02:41 UTC), 112 km (69 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
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-26 02:41:56 UTC
Depth
111.8 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.837° S, 68.888° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 213°, dip 49°, rake -5°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 306°, dip 86°, rake -139°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
75

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3808 days ago · 133 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3806 days ago · 113 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.1122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3798 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.3105 km N of Calama, Chile · 3787 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3783 days ago · 133 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.178 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3775 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.086 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3767 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3765 days ago · 105 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3759 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3754 days ago · 114 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3754 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3754 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3751 days ago · 102 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 122 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 141 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3822 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 111 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3823 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.7141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3828 days ago · 103 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3832 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3832 days ago · 117 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3838 days ago · 100 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005bk7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.