Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 90 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 90 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, May 24, 2020, 5:40 PM GMT-4 (21:40 UTC), 102 km (63 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
2020-05-24 21:40:31 UTC
Depth
102.2 km (63.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.672° S, 69.501° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 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 4.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2321 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 17
  2. 3.525 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2291 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.286 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2288 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.286 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2282 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3105 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2279 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.013 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2271 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 21
  7. 3.217 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2270 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  8. 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 170 · PAGER yellow
  9. 4.510 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2267 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 64
  10. 4.3107 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2265 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 3.224 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.178 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2324 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.755 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2324 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2325 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.2137 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2328 days ago · 121 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.830 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2329 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 53
  7. 4.7104 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2335 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 21
  8. 4.6151 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2338 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.6104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2343 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 27
  10. 3.831 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2351 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009pna. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.