Chile earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 25 km N of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 25 km N of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 3:30 AM GMT-4 (07:30 UTC), 44 km (28 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
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-25 07:30:28 UTC
Depth
44.3 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.989° S, 70.110° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 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 5.4 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.950 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2288 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 17
  2. 4.146 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2278 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 12
  3. 4.013 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 21
  4. 3.217 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  5. 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2268 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 170 · PAGER yellow
  6. 4.510 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2266 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 64
  7. 3.552 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2264 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  8. 3.116 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2254 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.954 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2252 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
  10. 4.5103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.614 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  12. 5.184 km S of Arica, Chile · 2238 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 16
  13. 4.085 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2233 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 7
  14. 3.753 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2231 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 12

Before

  1. 3.445 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2293 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.018 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2296 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000abls. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.