Chile earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 20 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 9:53 PM GMT-3 (00:53 UTC), 83 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 81 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-25 00:53:33 UTC
Depth
82.9 km (51.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.356° S, 70.025° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.716 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2190 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 6
  2. 3.763 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2190 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.181 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2175 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.481 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.285 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  6. 3.672 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2151 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.367 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2151 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.279 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2150 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 3.925 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2207 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.334 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2228 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 21
  3. 4.288 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2230 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c0zl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.