Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 132 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 132 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 9:21 PM GMT-4 (01:21 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 102 km E 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
2016-07-08 01:21:07 UTC
Depth
111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.916° S, 69.120° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3735 days ago · 114 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3728 days ago · 136 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.5136 km N of Calama, Chile · 3721 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.8121 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3711 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.9Tarapaca, Chile · 3702 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.4113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3700 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 5.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3700 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3699 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.7137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3695 days ago · 110 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3692 days ago · 126 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.1123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3692 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.1145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3680 days ago · 116 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.488 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3738 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3740 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3742 days ago · 114 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3746 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3749 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3752 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3755 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3756 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3756 days ago · 114 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3760 days ago · 114 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3766 days ago · 105 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100061si. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.