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M4.7 earthquake 106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Aug 12, 2019, 4:17 AM GMT-4 (08:17 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-12 08:17:50 UTC
Depth
106.4 km (66.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.715° S, 69.281° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
139

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 2608 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3144 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2604 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.6139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2604 days ago · 124 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.5154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2603 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.3127 km N of Calama, Chile · 2586 days ago · 135 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4143 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2584 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.420 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2583 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2582 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.3116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2574 days ago · 139 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2565 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.3146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2563 days ago · 110 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.9138 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2615 days ago · 113 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.2145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2617 days ago · 132 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2640 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600053xh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.