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M4.8 earthquake 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 1:38 PM GMT-3 (16:38 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 1:38 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2021-01-06 16:38:40 UTC
Depth: 101.4 km (63.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 19.531° S, 69.229° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 12
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 4.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 283°, dip 35°, rake -7°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 19°, dip 86°, rake -124°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.5 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 71°
Stations used: 127

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d66l. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.