Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Aug 3, 2020, 2:26 PM GMT-4 (18:26 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 161 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-03 18:26:00 UTC
Depth
98.3 km (61.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.484° S, 68.871° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
15
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

15 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 4.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.1149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2247 days ago · 156 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.5103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.6136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2212 days ago · 124 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2210 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.9161 km N of Calama, Chile · 2204 days ago · 124 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  6. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2202 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.3128 km N of Calama, Chile · 2252 days ago · 138 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2255 days ago · 118 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.1102 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.0167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2271 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2272 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.1117 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2275 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b8tt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.