Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 93 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 93 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 11:59 AM GMT-4 (15:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 11:59 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2017-08-12 15:59:28 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.028° S, 71.022° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 345°, dip 28°, rake 94°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 160°, dip 62°, rake 88°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 55°
Stations used: 92

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a7la (also filed as iscgem610895594). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.