Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 141 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 141 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 3:25 PM GMT-3 (18:25 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 122 km SE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-01 18:25:41 UTC
Depth
119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.272° S, 69.240° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9115 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1738 days ago · 102 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 8
  2. 4.193 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1737 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.0104 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1725 days ago · 136 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.4114 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1719 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.3115 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1719 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.7127 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1712 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 14
  7. 5.5122 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1710 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 25
  8. 5.076 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1709 days ago · 134 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.090 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1789 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.4101 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 1793 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g895. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC.