Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:57 PM GMT-3 (00:57 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 161 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-11 00:57:20 UTC
Depth
124.0 km (77.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.847° S, 69.031° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2210 days ago · 120 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.9161 km N of Calama, Chile · 2204 days ago · 124 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2202 days ago · 105 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.3122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2184 days ago · 98 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.3145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2182 days ago · 108 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.3130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2178 days ago · 111 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.1130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2163 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2159 days ago · 140 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.753 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2231 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bljf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.