M4.1 earthquake 143 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 143 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Jul 8, 2017, 6:38 PM GMT-4 (22:38 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 92 km SSE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-08 22:38:31 UTC
- Depth
- 127.4 km (79.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.301° S, 69.183° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3114 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3353 days ago · 118 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.292 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3313 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 13
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009w9i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.