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M5.1 earthquake 147 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 147 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Jun 5, 2016, 11:05 AM GMT-4 (15:05 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, Jun 5, 2016, 11:05 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2016-06-05 15:05:33 UTC
Depth: 97.2 km (60.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 19.408° S, 69.033° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 348°, dip 81°, rake -88°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 159°, dip 9°, rake -99°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.3 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 64°
Stations used: 578

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000626c (also filed as iscgem608988305). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.