Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 2:29 PM GMT-3 (17:29 UTC), 123 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 115 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-29 17:29:40 UTC
Depth
123.4 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.711° S, 69.240° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2164 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.8117 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2149 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 23
  3. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2145 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.398 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2137 days ago · 99 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  5. 6.1115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2127 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 104
  6. 4.5107 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2123 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
  7. 4.3153 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2118 days ago · 123 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  8. 5.1114 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2106 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 27

Before

  1. 4.181 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2174 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.1126 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2174 days ago · 136 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.3110 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2187 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.5Tarapaca, Chile · 2194 days ago · 106 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c7lx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.