Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 116 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 116 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, May 15, 2018, 4:31 AM GMT-4 (08:31 UTC), 102 km (64 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-15 08:31:46 UTC
Depth
102.5 km (63.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.374° S, 69.047° 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, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
22

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3054 days ago · 96 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.0108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3049 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.9115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3048 days ago · 101 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.4131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3039 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.2120 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3039 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.299 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3034 days ago · 97 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.7118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3034 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.582 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 117 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3031 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3018 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.1121 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3016 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3013 days ago · 110 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.5149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3010 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.8109 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3075 days ago · 100 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.198 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3079 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3083 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.081 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3088 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e7zf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.