M5.2 earthquake 105 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 9:02 PM GMT-4 (01:02 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mwr, regional moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-08-04 01:02:24 UTC
- Depth
- 84.5 km (52.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.619° S, 69.358° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 8
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mwr, regional moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.056 · 31 stations |
| 5.21 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 353°, dip 70°, rake -86°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 163°, dip 20°, rake -100°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 248
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8113 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2974 days ago · 105 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 4.3132 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2952 days ago · 123 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6144 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2943 days ago · 101 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
- 4.391 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2928 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 4.388 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2925 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000g35u (also filed as iscgem612451585). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.