Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 3:32 AM GMT-3 (06:32 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 99 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-15 06:32:57 UTC
Depth
110.8 km (68.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.557° S, 69.175° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people 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 2.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
46

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.095 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2390 days ago · 93 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.6108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2374 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.2144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2372 days ago · 109 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.1146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 134 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2366 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.899 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2361 days ago · 95 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 21
  8. 4.0129 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2349 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.6104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2342 days ago · 94 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 27
  10. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2339 days ago · 145 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.7104 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2333 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 21

Before

  1. 5.296 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2394 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 49
  2. 4.291 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2405 days ago · 90 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.5106 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2417 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 23

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008fy8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.