Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 81 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 81 km E of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 19, 2018, 7:21 AM GMT-3 (10:21 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 115 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-19 10:21:13 UTC
Depth
87.0 km (54.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.134° S, 69.372° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.198 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3078 days ago · 87 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.8109 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3074 days ago · 100 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3061 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.5139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3054 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3053 days ago · 96 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.0108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3048 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.9115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3047 days ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.4131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.2120 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.299 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.7118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.582 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3031 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.3108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3030 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.196 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3093 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dnka. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.