Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 2:05 AM GMT-3 (05:05 UTC), 105 km (65 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
2020-10-30 05:05:39 UTC
Depth
105.0 km (65.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.571° S, 68.958° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.2 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8117 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2148 days ago · 85 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 23
  2. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2147 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2144 days ago · 101 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.3156 km N of Calama, Chile · 2137 days ago · 151 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.398 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2136 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2130 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.2115 km N of Calama, Chile · 2127 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 6.1115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2126 days ago · 105 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 104
  10. 4.6145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2123 days ago · 119 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.5107 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2122 days ago · 114 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  12. 4.3149 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2119 days ago · 104 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.3153 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2117 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  14. 4.2134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 135 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.3130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2178 days ago · 111 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.3145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2182 days ago · 108 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.3122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2185 days ago · 98 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c7va. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.