Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 117 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 117 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 4:19 AM GMT-3 (07:19 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 101 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-03-07 07:19:18 UTC
Depth
125.8 km (78.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.334° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.1 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5157 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3483 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.0131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3478 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.8126 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3476 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.3119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3474 days ago · 120 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.9131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3474 days ago · 106 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.4150 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3473 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3471 days ago · 110 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3467 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.1104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3465 days ago · 98 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.4106 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3456 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 98 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 5.4101 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  13. 4.1137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.2151 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.0143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3435 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 5.2136 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3505 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.8142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3523 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3524 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100087ev. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.