Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 142 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 142 km E of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 12:20 AM GMT-3 (03:20 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 108 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-03-27 03:20:55 UTC
Depth
151.6 km (94.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.388° S, 68.801° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.1 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.085 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2747 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.3127 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 2739 days ago · 205 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.8108 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2724 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.5142 km N of Calama, Chile · 2723 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.4132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2717 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.5140 km N of Calama, Chile · 2710 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2697 days ago · 134 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.090 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2695 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.2142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2689 days ago · 115 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.4147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2688 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.2151 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2688 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.6167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2747 days ago · 126 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2756 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 5.1156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 2758 days ago · 121 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.2114 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2760 days ago · 108 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.6135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2763 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.4114 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2765 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.1146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2776 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.4147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2776 days ago · 129 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jm75. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.