M4.6 earthquake 136 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 136 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Sep 9, 2016, 9:55 PM GMT-3 (00:55 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 130 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-09-10 00:55:33 UTC
- Depth
- 127.4 km (79.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.505° S, 69.087° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.983 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3665 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.294 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3661 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.497 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3648 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9130 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3619 days ago · 113 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ni0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.