M4.6 earthquake 25 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 1, 2016, 12:13 AM GMT-3 (03:13 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-01 03:13:19 UTC
- Depth
- 54.4 km (33.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.330° S, 69.942° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.5 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.040 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3829 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3822 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.1107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3821 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.287 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.193 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3811 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.178 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3776 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005du6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.