Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 102 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 102 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 3:50 AM GMT-4 (07:50 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-24 07:50:09 UTC
Depth
114.0 km (70.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.432° S, 69.201° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.0 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2255 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.954 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2252 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 12
  4. 5.5122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2251 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 42
  5. 4.5136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2251 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 15
  6. 4.5103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.614 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  8. 4.085 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2233 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  9. 3.753 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2231 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 12
  10. 4.334 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2226 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 21
  11. 4.6136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2212 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2210 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  13. 4.9161 km N of Calama, Chile · 2204 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  14. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2202 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.510 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2266 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 64
  2. 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2268 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 170 · PAGER yellow
  3. 4.0167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2271 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2272 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.1117 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2275 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b392. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.