M4.4 earthquake 93 km S of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 93 km S of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 9:06 AM GMT-3 (12:06 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-19 12:06:45 UTC
- Depth
- 31.6 km (19.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.051° S, 70.237° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 169°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006f0g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.