M4.6 earthquake 84 km W of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km W of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 4:56 PM GMT-4 (20:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-13 20:56:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.242° S, 70.955° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3031 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.591 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 3024 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 4.189 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 3010 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000eqag. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.