Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 73 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 73 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Feb 13, 2016, 12:38 PM GMT-3 (15:38 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 25 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-02-13 15:38:49 UTC
Depth
36.7 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.635° S, 70.694° 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, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.877 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3881 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.185 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3879 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.159 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 3865 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.184 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 3862 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.5104 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 3861 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.571 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3860 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.1Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 3853 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.197 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3835 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.625 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3834 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.040 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3829 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.832 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 3882 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.245 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3893 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050vi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.