M4.8 earthquake 99 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 99 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 8:19 PM GMT-4 (00:19 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.8	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.098 · 10 stations
4.6	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed

21 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008we3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.