Chile earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 45 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Jun 22, 2020, 4:28 AM GMT-4 (08:28 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 3 km SE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-22 08:28:20 UTC
Depth
85.4 km (53.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.515° S, 69.858° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 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 3.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.525 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2290 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.950 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2288 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 17
  3. 4.146 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2279 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 12
  4. 4.1117 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2275 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.013 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2270 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 21
  6. 3.217 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  7. 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2268 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 170 · PAGER yellow
  8. 4.285 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2268 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 15
  9. 4.510 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2266 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 64
  10. 3.552 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2265 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 8
  11. 4.1102 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.116 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2254 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  13. 3.954 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2252 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 12
  14. 4.5103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.614 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 3.018 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2296 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.0114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2311 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.0104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2321 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 17
  4. 3.224 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.755 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000agrc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.