Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Mar 27, 2017, 6:39 PM GMT-3 (21:39 UTC), 106 km (66 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
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-03-27 21:39:37 UTC
Depth
106.2 km (66.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.520° S, 68.933° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008v4m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.