M3.1 earthquake 33 km NW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 12:45 AM GMT-3 (03:45 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 80 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-22 03:45:00 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.966° S, 70.342° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 183°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.079 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 2419 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.180 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2406 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007cku. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.