Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 93 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 93 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Apr 23, 2016, 6:23 PM GMT-3 (21:23 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 147 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-23 21:23:44 UTC
Depth
88.6 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.979° S, 69.289° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3777 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.178 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3776 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.1147 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3769 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.086 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3768 days ago · 87 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 104 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.287 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.4109 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3817 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.1107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3821 days ago · 103 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3822 days ago · 109 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.0115 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.7141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3828 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3832 days ago · 115 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.625 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3834 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3839 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.5133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3841 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005l9a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.