Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 141 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 141 km E of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 7, 2016, 4:03 AM GMT-3 (07:03 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 155 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-07 07:03:06 UTC
Depth
103.0 km (64.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.425° S, 68.818° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 6.4 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
104

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 111 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3822 days ago · 109 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.1107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3821 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 141 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.193 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3811 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3809 days ago · 112 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3808 days ago · 133 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3806 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3783 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.2136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3777 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.178 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3776 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3832 days ago · 115 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3832 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3839 days ago · 100 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.5133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3840 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.0148 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3843 days ago · 119 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3851 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.6148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3851 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.8132 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3852 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.2133 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3854 days ago · 107 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005g13. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.