Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 67 km SSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 9:16 PM GMT-3 (00:16 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 35 km NW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-14 00:16:30 UTC
Depth
69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.801° S, 70.336° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
34

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2111 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.388 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2107 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.626 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2094 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.3114 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2092 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.99 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2080 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  6. 5.235 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 2071 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 54
  7. 3.713 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2064 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 12

Before

  1. 3.893 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2121 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.279 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2148 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.367 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2149 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.672 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2149 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cqvc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.