Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 12:18 PM GMT-4 (16:18 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 102 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-19 16:18:19 UTC
Depth
114.2 km (71.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.853° S, 68.750° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3755 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3752 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3749 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3746 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3742 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3740 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.488 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3738 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3737 days ago · 111 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3734 days ago · 114 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3728 days ago · 136 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.5136 km N of Calama, Chile · 3720 days ago · 122 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.2119 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3712 days ago · 173 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.8121 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3711 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.9Tarapaca, Chile · 3701 days ago · 116 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.4113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3700 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 5.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3700 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3699 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3760 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3766 days ago · 105 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.086 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3768 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3772 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.178 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3777 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3784 days ago · 133 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065e4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.