Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 115 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 115 km E of Iquique, Chile on Mon, May 28, 2018, 9:16 PM GMT-4 (01:16 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-29 01:16:10 UTC
Depth
101.4 km (63.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.218° S, 69.044° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.2120 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.299 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 97 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.7118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.582 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3031 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.3108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3030 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.1121 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3015 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3011 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.5149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3008 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.0108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3048 days ago · 102 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3053 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.5139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3054 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3061 days ago · 102 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.8109 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3074 days ago · 100 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000edph. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.