Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 125 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 125 km E of Iquique, Chile on Sun, May 21, 2017, 9:10 PM GMT-4 (01:10 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 143 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-22 01:10:44 UTC
Depth
110.8 km (68.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.386° S, 68.962° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3412 days ago · 138 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.3153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3401 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.1118 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3400 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 3398 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3396 days ago · 137 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3394 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.0137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3392 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.355 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 3389 days ago · 64 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 3388 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 3386 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3384 days ago · 136 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 5.7164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3426 days ago · 116 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.0118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3432 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.1110 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3434 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3109 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3435 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.0143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3435 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2151 km N of Calama, Chile · 3441 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.1137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 5.4101 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  9. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3445 days ago · 98 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008u2r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.