Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 119 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 119 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 11:56 PM GMT-3 (02:56 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 130 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 02:56:16 UTC
Depth
84.4 km (52.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.936° S, 69.294° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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 4.1 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2005 days ago · 120 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3142 km N of Calama, Chile · 1998 days ago · 137 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.4131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1992 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1983 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.851 km S of Iquique, Chile · 1977 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
  6. 4.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1975 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.898 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1970 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.7130 km N of Calama, Chile · 1964 days ago · 119 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 11
  9. 4.1144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1964 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.2159 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1960 days ago · 104 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.2103 km N of Tocopilla, Chile · 1957 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1956 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 3.656 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2020 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
  2. 3.867 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 2034 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dyfa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.