Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 88 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 88 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 2:35 PM GMT-4 (18:35 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 82 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-26 18:35:01 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.879° S, 70.628° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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 4.8 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.282 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2212 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 149
  2. 4.578 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2212 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.583 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2212 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.925 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2204 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  5. 3.320 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2199 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.716 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2188 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  7. 3.763 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2187 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.082 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2187 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.983 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2171 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.753 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2231 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 12
  2. 3.614 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
  3. 3.116 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2254 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bdba. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.