M4.1 earthquake 85 km W of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 85 km W of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Feb 16, 2016, 2:41 AM GMT-3 (05:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 104 km WSW 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-02-16 05:41:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.1 km (20.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.082° S, 70.961° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.159 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 3866 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5104 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 3861 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.088 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 3842 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.197 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3835 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.040 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3829 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050hx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.