M4.3 earthquake 153 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 153 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Dec 15, 2020, 11:51 PM GMT-3 (02:51 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 114 km SE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-16 02:51:30 UTC
- Depth
- 122.7 km (76.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.737° S, 68.771° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1114 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2105 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 27
- 4.481 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2098 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 14
- 4.8122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2095 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 12
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000crfe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.