Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 88 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 88 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Oct 2, 2018, 9:11 AM GMT-3 (12:11 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 115 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-10-02 12:11:42 UTC
Depth
88.1 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.305° S, 69.304° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2920 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4153 km N of Calama, Chile · 2911 days ago · 133 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.3162 km N of Calama, Chile · 2908 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.2121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2901 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2892 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  6. 6.2115 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2891 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 69
  7. 4.794 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2887 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  8. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2880 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.5136 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2865 days ago · 106 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.3129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2926 days ago · 123 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.420 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2937 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2951 days ago · 114 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000h5ld. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.