Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 67 km SSE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 67 km SSE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 2:25 PM GMT-3 (17:25 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 45 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-08 17:25:02 UTC
Depth
66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.760° S, 69.863° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 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 3.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.144 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2022 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 9
  2. 3.656 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2021 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  3. 3.122 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 2019 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.445 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2015 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 29
  5. 4.014 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 2015 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 14
  6. 4.2119 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2010 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.9151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2006 days ago · 120 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.626 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1998 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  9. 4.288 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1985 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.752 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 1978 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.851 km S of Iquique, Chile · 1977 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 4.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2044 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.5108 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2051 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 2055 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  4. 4.085 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2056 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  5. 5.055 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 2057 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 43
  6. 4.2136 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2064 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.713 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2064 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 12

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dh4p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC.