M4.2 earthquake 120 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 120 km E of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Feb 2, 2018, 6:14 AM GMT-3 (09:14 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 167 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-02-02 09:14:59 UTC
- Depth
- 132.2 km (82.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.416° S, 69.014° 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, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 39°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3163 days ago · 146 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.0116 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3157 days ago · 103 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.1167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3132 days ago · 121 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
- 4.5Tarapaca, Chile · 3118 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ce82. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.