M4.5 earthquake 114 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 114 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Nov 15, 2016, 2:04 AM GMT-3 (05:04 UTC), 99 km (62 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-15 05:04:28 UTC
- Depth
- 99.1 km (61.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.570° S, 69.288° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2138 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3605 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.9101 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 3591 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.1160 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3566 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
- 4.6145 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3564 days ago · 109 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.0119 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3560 days ago · 108 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.774 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3553 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000783i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.