M6.2 earthquake 115 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 115 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 7:19 PM GMT-3 (22:19 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-01 22:19:51 UTC
- Depth
- 102.0 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.583° S, 69.266° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 69
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.048 · 41 stations |
| 6.21 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.2 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 14.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
69 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | Over 99% |
| 1 to 10 | Under 1% |
| 10 to 100 | Under 1% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
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
- 6.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 176°, dip 24°, rake -82°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 348°, dip 66°, rake -93°
- Landslide alert
- Green
- Liquefaction alert
- Green
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 17°
- Stations used
- 765
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.794 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2886 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
- 4.5136 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2865 days ago · 106 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.191 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2842 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 4.3114 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2834 days ago · 100 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000i5mj (also filed as iscgem613523042). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.