Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 6:47 AM GMT-4 (10:47 UTC), 102 km (64 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-23 10:47:48 UTC
Depth
102.4 km (63.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.471° S, 68.909° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
53

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3745 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3741 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3739 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.488 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3737 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3736 days ago · 111 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3734 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3727 days ago · 136 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.5136 km N of Calama, Chile · 3720 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.5108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3719 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.3113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3719 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.9Tarapaca, Chile · 3701 days ago · 116 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.4113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3699 days ago · 111 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 5.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3699 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  14. 4.7137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3694 days ago · 110 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3754 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.0102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3759 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3765 days ago · 105 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.086 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3768 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.178 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3776 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.2136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3777 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000668b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.