Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 4:25 AM GMT-3 (07:25 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 99 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-02 07:25:05 UTC
Depth
99.6 km (61.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.006° S, 69.137° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2372 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.899 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2361 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 21
  3. 4.0129 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2349 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.6104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2342 days ago · 94 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 27
  5. 4.6151 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2337 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.7104 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2333 days ago · 104 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 21
  7. 4.830 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2328 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 53
  8. 4.2137 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2327 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.1Tarapaca, Chile · 2326 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  10. 3.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2324 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.178 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  12. 3.224 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.190 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  14. 4.0104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2320 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 17

Before

  1. 4.2130 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2381 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.095 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2390 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  4. 5.296 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2394 days ago · 103 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 49

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008lc6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.