Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 114 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 114 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 2:32 AM GMT-3 (05:32 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 58 km E of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-19 05:32:22 UTC
Depth
97.9 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.387° S, 69.498° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.358 km E of Arica, Chile · 3278 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 82
  2. 4.459 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3278 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.856 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3278 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.147 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3275 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3116 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3275 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.938 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3272 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.2116 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3256 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.3Tarapaca, Chile · 3254 days ago · 105 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.1113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3252 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.196 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3243 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 5.0113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3239 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.792 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3300 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 5.292 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3313 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 13
  3. 4.322 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3326 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aqi0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.