Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 1:45 PM GMT-3 (16:45 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 1:45 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2017-11-17 16:45:46 UTC
Depth: 96.6 km (60.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 19.820° S, 69.153° 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 III, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 207°, dip 28°, rake -65°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 360°, dip 65°, rake -103°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.9 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 67°
Stations used: 181

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bqf7 (also filed as iscgem611470516). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.