Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 13 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 6:47 PM GMT-4 (22:47 UTC), 42 km (26 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-15 22:47:20 UTC
Depth
42.1 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.168° S, 70.272° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 13.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
30

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.217 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 42 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  2. 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 170 · PAGER yellow
  3. 4.285 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2268 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 15
  4. 4.510 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2266 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 64
  5. 3.552 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2265 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
  6. 3.116 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2254 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  7. 3.954 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2252 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 12
  8. 3.614 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  9. 4.085 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2234 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  10. 3.753 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2232 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 12
  11. 4.288 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2228 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.334 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2226 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 21

Before

  1. 4.146 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2279 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 12
  2. 4.950 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2289 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 17
  3. 3.525 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2291 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  4. 3.445 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2294 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  5. 3.018 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2297 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000apea. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.