Chile earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 14 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 3:42 PM GMT-4 (19:42 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 34 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-15 19:42:36 UTC
Depth
45.3 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.183° S, 70.020° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.085 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2233 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
  2. 3.753 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2231 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  3. 4.288 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2228 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.334 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2226 days ago · 61 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 21
  5. 3.925 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2204 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  6. 3.320 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2198 days ago · 83 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.716 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2188 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  8. 3.763 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2187 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.892 km S of Arica, Chile · 2182 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.5103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.954 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2252 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 12
  3. 3.116 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2254 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.1102 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.552 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2264 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 8
  6. 4.510 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2266 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 64
  7. 4.285 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2267 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 15
  8. 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2268 days ago · 74 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 170 · PAGER yellow

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bfgx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.