M5.2 earthquake 43 km NW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 10:41 AM GMT-3 (13:41 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-03 13:41:52 UTC
- Depth
- 43.1 km (26.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.907° S, 70.409° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 12
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 106°, dip 62°, rake 141°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 217°, dip 56°, rake 34°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.3 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 310
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007pgc (also filed as iscgem610570383). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.