Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, May 13, 2016, 8:31 AM GMT-3 (11:31 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 117 km ESE of Iquique, 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
2016-05-13 11:31:48 UTC
Depth
96.8 km (60.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.603° S, 68.898° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3784 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3778 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.178 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3777 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3772 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.086 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3769 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3766 days ago · 105 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3760 days ago · 114 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3756 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3755 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3752 days ago · 102 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3746 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3742 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3740 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.488 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3738 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3737 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3734 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.1122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3799 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3808 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3809 days ago · 133 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3810 days ago · 112 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.193 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3819 days ago · 122 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3820 days ago · 141 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.1107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3822 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005h3k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.