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M5.2 earthquake 136 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 136 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Feb 24, 2017, 11:31 PM GMT-3 (02:31 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Feb 24, 2017, 11:31 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2017-02-25 02:31:24 UTC
Depth: 108.5 km (67.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 19.488° S, 69.094° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 5
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 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: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 147°, dip 36°, rake -118°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 1°, dip 59°, rake -71°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.0 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 43°
Stations used: 147

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008mc5 (also filed as iscgem610240974). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.