Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 106 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 106 km E of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 8:20 PM GMT-3 (23:20 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-26 23:20:13 UTC
Depth
108.2 km (67.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.350° S, 69.138° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 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 4.7 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
45

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.867 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 2034 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.3104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2027 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.656 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2020 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.445 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2015 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 29
  5. 4.7137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2011 days ago · 131 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 12
  6. 4.2119 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2010 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.9151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2005 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.626 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1997 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  9. 4.4111 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1996 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 9
  10. 4.2135 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1991 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1988 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.288 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1984 days ago · 108 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.4111 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2047 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.5150 km N of Calama, Chile · 2050 days ago · 145 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2050 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.1159 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2054 days ago · 165 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.489 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2055 days ago · 96 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  6. 4.2136 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2063 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2070 days ago · 127 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000de1e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.