Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 88 km SSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 88 km SSW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 6:39 PM GMT-3 (21:39 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 55 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-25 21:39:24 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.924° S, 70.532° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.626 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2094 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.99 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2080 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.713 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2064 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 12
  4. 5.055 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 2057 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 43
  5. 4.085 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2056 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 2055 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 11
  7. 3.5108 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2051 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.818 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2111 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.967 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2119 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 11
  3. 3.893 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2121 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d31b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.