Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 153 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 153 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jun 9, 2017, 5:15 AM GMT-4 (09:15 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 76 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-06-09 09:15:07 UTC
Depth
118.6 km (73.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.053° S, 68.974° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

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.

After

  1. 4.1118 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3399 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 3398 days ago · 115 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3395 days ago · 137 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3394 days ago · 123 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.0137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3392 days ago · 121 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 3388 days ago · 105 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 3386 days ago · 125 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3384 days ago · 136 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 5.476 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3377 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.5122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3366 days ago · 127 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.9121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3358 days ago · 146 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 5.3142 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3357 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  13. 4.1116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3344 days ago · 144 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.0130 km N of Calama, Chile · 3342 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.3137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3342 days ago · 128 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.688 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3401 days ago · 131 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 5.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3406 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.9143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3412 days ago · 138 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3419 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 5.7164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3426 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009lhn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.