Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 31 km N of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 31 km N of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 1:01 AM GMT-4 (05:01 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 99 km SSW of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-26 05:01:15 UTC
Depth
45.4 km (28.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.925° S, 70.132° 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 IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.199 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 2340 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 13
  2. 4.830 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2328 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 53
  3. 3.755 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.178 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.224 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.190 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  7. 3.018 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2296 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.445 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2293 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 3.643 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2351 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.344 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2351 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.665 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2361 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 23
  4. 4.199 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2363 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  5. 3.986 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 2364 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.39 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2371 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 28

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009cl9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.