Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 104 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 104 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, May 12, 2020, 7:14 PM GMT-4 (23:14 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 30 km NNE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-12 23:14:36 UTC
Depth
104.1 km (64.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.185° S, 69.147° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
21
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

21 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 5.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.830 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2328 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 53
  2. 4.1Tarapaca, Chile · 2326 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2324 days ago · 92 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.178 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.224 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.190 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.0104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2320 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 17
  8. 4.0114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2311 days ago · 119 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.445 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2293 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.1117 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2275 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.6104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2342 days ago · 94 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 27
  2. 4.0129 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2350 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.899 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2361 days ago · 95 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 21

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009f2d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.