Chile earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 3:33 AM GMT-3 (06:33 UTC), 43 km (27 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-08 06:33:35 UTC
Depth
43.4 km (27.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.325° S, 69.924° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3114 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2093 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.99 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2081 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.048 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2076 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 10
  4. 5.235 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 2072 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 54
  5. 3.713 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2065 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 12
  6. 5.055 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 43
  7. 4.489 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2056 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  8. 3.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 2056 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 11
  9. 4.4111 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2048 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  10. 4.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2045 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  11. 3.867 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 2035 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 4.481 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2099 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 14
  2. 4.388 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2108 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.818 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2112 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.967 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2120 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 11
  5. 4.5107 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2123 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d6yd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.