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M4.5 earthquake 10 km S of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 10 km S of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 12:52 PM GMT-4 (16:52 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 12:52 PM GMT-4
UTC: 2020-07-19 16:52:51 UTC
Depth: 68.1 km (42.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.306° S, 70.145° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 64
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

64 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 4.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 356°, dip 90°, rake -107°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 265°, dip 17°, rake -1°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.5 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 131°
Stations used: 69

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ar9p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.