M4.9 earthquake 101 km NNE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 101 km NNE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Jul 3, 2017, 10:25 PM GMT-4 (02:25 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-04 02:25:25 UTC
- Depth
- 89.6 km (55.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.430° S, 69.638° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.9 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 151°, dip 89°, rake 65°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 58°, dip 25°, rake 177°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 184
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1143 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3371 days ago · 127 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.158 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3360 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
- 4.38 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 3353 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.3114 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3353 days ago · 118 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.322 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3327 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100096jd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.