Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 78 km NNE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 78 km NNE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, May 23, 2020, 7:06 PM GMT-4 (23:06 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 3 km SE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-23 23:06:12 UTC
Depth
74.5 km (46.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.598° S, 69.770° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 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 4.5 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.224 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.190 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 102 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
  3. 3.018 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2297 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.525 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2291 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  5. 4.286 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2287 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.286 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2282 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3105 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2279 days ago · 125 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.013 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2270 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 21
  9. 3.217 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  10. 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 170 · PAGER yellow
  11. 4.510 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2266 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 64
  12. 4.3107 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2265 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 3.755 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.2137 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2328 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.830 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2329 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 53
  4. 4.7104 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2334 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 21
  5. 4.6151 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2337 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 5.199 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 2340 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 13
  7. 3.831 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2351 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009p8s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC.