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M4.7 earthquake 137 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 137 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jan 4, 2019, 7:18 PM GMT-3 (22:18 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-04 22:18:56 UTC
Depth
139.9 km (87.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.014° S, 69.136° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2823 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.356 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2823 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.4142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2806 days ago · 147 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2800 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2798 days ago · 139 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2793 days ago · 123 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.7106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 137 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.5160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2786 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.4109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.4147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2774 days ago · 129 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.1146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2774 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.3105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2838 days ago · 140 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.692 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2840 days ago · 143 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.6154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2842 days ago · 93 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.288 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2846 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2849 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.788 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2851 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j0e3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.