Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 13 km NNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 6:14 PM GMT-3 (21:14 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 55 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-06 21:14:27 UTC
Depth
50.7 km (31.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.103° S, 70.196° 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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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.055 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 2057 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 43
  2. 4.489 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2055 days ago · 96 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10
  3. 3.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 2055 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11
  4. 3.867 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 2034 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.144 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2022 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 9
  6. 3.656 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  7. 3.122 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 2019 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.445 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2015 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 29
  9. 4.014 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 2014 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 14

Before

  1. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.235 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 2071 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 54
  3. 4.048 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2075 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 10
  4. 2.99 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2080 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.626 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2094 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000df7m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.