Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 96 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 96 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 7:46 AM GMT-3 (10:46 UTC), 108 km (67 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-13 10:46:43 UTC
Depth
107.6 km (66.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.936° S, 69.273° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.081 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3087 days ago · 87 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.198 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3078 days ago · 87 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.8109 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3074 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3061 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.5139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3054 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3053 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.0108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3048 days ago · 102 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.9115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3047 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.2120 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Tarapaca, Chile · 3118 days ago · 117 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dnlu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.