M4.0 earthquake 104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Nov 13, 2016, 4:28 PM GMT-3 (19:28 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 160 km ENE 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-13 19:28:06 UTC
- Depth
- 111.1 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.977° S, 69.183° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5114 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3606 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.2138 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3605 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3605 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.9101 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 3590 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.1160 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3566 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
- 4.1140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3564 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.6145 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3564 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.0119 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3559 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100077eh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.