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M4.3 earthquake 149 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 149 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 7:16 PM GMT-3 (22:16 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-13 22:16:07 UTC
Depth
103.8 km (64.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.809° S, 68.862° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3144 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2119 days ago · 185 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2108 days ago · 135 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 132 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.3114 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2095 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2092 days ago · 106 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2073 days ago · 127 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.2136 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2066 days ago · 108 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.5107 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2125 days ago · 114 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.6145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2126 days ago · 119 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  3. 6.1115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2128 days ago · 105 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 104
  4. 4.2115 km N of Calama, Chile · 2129 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2132 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.2107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2134 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2135 days ago · 138 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.398 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2138 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.3156 km N of Calama, Chile · 2139 days ago · 151 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 2144 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2147 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 6
  12. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2150 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.8117 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2151 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 23

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cqv1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.