M4.5 earthquake 91 km NNW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 91 km NNW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 9:41 PM GMT-4 (01:41 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-22 01:41:54 UTC
- Depth
- 65.1 km (40.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.465° S, 70.527° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.6 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 3031 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.684 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.377 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3042 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
- 4.571 km W of Iquique, Chile · 3043 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ey8e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.