Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 10:34 PM GMT-3 (01:34 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-01 01:34:21 UTC
Depth
131.1 km (81.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.692° S, 68.956° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4111 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1996 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 9
  2. 4.2135 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1991 days ago · 107 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.2110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1988 days ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.288 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1984 days ago · 108 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.0118 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1978 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.898 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1970 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.4167 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1968 days ago · 135 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1956 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  9. 4.1102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1955 days ago · 97 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.5116 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1955 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.3104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2027 days ago · 104 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.1116 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2034 days ago · 121 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dy3g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.