M4.7 earthquake 88 km S of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 88 km S of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Dec 11, 2018, 2:33 AM GMT-3 (05:33 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-12-11 05:33:11 UTC
- Depth
- 58.0 km (36.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.008° S, 70.045° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 10
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.7 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000isff. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.