Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 137 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 137 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 6:59 PM GMT-3 (21:59 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-26 21:59:00 UTC
Depth
102.8 km (63.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.952° S, 69.088° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2151 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 133 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.391 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.0143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3435 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.1110 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3434 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3433 days ago · 134 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 5.7164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3426 days ago · 116 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 7
  7. 4.4125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3419 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.9143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3412 days ago · 138 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.3153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3400 days ago · 119 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.1118 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3399 days ago · 102 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 3398 days ago · 115 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3395 days ago · 137 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.2144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3394 days ago · 123 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.0137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3392 days ago · 121 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.355 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 3389 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 3388 days ago · 105 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 3386 days ago · 125 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.0118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.799 km N of Calama, Chile · 3459 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.1104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3465 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3467 days ago · 115 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.4106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3471 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008l5m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.