Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 147 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 147 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 8:36 PM GMT-3 (23:36 UTC), 120 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-28 23:36:25 UTC
Depth
119.8 km (74.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.339° S, 68.744° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.264 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 2428 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 19
  2. 4.1154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2425 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2418 days ago · 151 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.5106 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2417 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 23
  5. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2406 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.291 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2405 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  7. 5.296 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2394 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 49
  8. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  9. 4.095 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2390 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2447 days ago · 153 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.5114 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2451 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 18
  3. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2451 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.2152 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2459 days ago · 102 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 31
  5. 4.1168 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2459 days ago · 153 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.1141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2465 days ago · 122 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.3162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2465 days ago · 139 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007ilk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC.