Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 78 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, May 29, 2016, 10:16 AM GMT-4 (14:16 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-29 14:16:13 UTC
Depth
86.3 km (53.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.482° S, 69.452° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.086 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3767 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3765 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3759 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3754 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3754 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3751 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3741 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3739 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.488 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3737 days ago · 88 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3736 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3733 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.5108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3719 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.3113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3719 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.2136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3777 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005z0t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.