Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 53 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 53 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 2:16 AM GMT-4 (06:16 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 82 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-23 06:16:14 UTC
Depth
50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.598° S, 69.841° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
12
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

12 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 2.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.288 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2228 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.334 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2226 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 21
  3. 4.6136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2213 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  4. 6.282 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2212 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 149
  5. 4.578 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2212 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  6. 4.583 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2212 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.483 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2211 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2210 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.925 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2204 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2202 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.320 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2199 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  12. 3.716 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2188 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  13. 3.763 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2187 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  14. 4.082 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2187 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.3122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2184 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9
  16. 4.3145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2182 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.3130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2177 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.614 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.5103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.954 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2252 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  4. 3.116 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2254 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2255 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.1102 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1

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