Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Feb 7, 2016, 10:02 PM GMT-3 (01:02 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 141 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-02-08 01:02:05 UTC
Depth
99.4 km (61.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.695° S, 68.918° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1110 km N of Calama, Chile · 3878 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.5103 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3876 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.9121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3867 days ago · 134 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.4125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3862 days ago · 101 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.571 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3860 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2133 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3854 days ago · 107 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.8132 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3852 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.6148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3851 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3850 days ago · 116 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.0148 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3843 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3838 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3832 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3832 days ago · 115 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.7141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3828 days ago · 103 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.1108 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3891 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.1121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3893 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4Tarapaca, Chile · 3896 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3900 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.5119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3901 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.4127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3908 days ago · 110 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 5.0128 km N of Calama, Chile · 3908 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.4121 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3916 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004ymr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.