Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 8 km NNE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jul 26, 2017, 2:04 PM GMT-4 (18:04 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 93 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-26 18:04:41 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.137° S, 70.133° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 13.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3336 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.792 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3336 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.288 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3328 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.322 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3327 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.292 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3313 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 13
  6. 4.076 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3305 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.284 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3305 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.792 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3300 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.490 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3297 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.158 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3360 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.988 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3360 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.9101 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 3376 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a1fa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.