Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 148 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 148 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 12:33 PM GMT-3 (15:33 UTC), 119 km (74 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-22 15:33:53 UTC
Depth
119.2 km (74.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.941° S, 68.763° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3840 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3839 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3832 days ago · 115 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.7141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3828 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.0115 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3822 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.1107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3821 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.287 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.193 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3811 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.2135 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3849 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.8132 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3852 days ago · 114 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.2133 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3854 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.4125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3862 days ago · 101 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ca4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.