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M3.8 earthquake 98 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 98 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, May 11, 2021, 7:23 AM GMT-4 (11:23 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 150 km E 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
2021-05-11 11:23:47 UTC
Depth
85.5 km (53.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.219° S, 69.208° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
20

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. 4.4167 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1968 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2159 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1960 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1956 days ago · 110 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.1102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1955 days ago · 97 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1939 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.5153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1939 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.5118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1926 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 11
  8. 4.0150 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1918 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1917 days ago · 92 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 11
  10. 4.190 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1913 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  11. 5.2150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1912 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 38

Before

  1. 4.0118 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1978 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.2158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1984 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.288 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1984 days ago · 108 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.2110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1988 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.2135 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1991 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4111 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1996 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 9
  7. 3.626 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1998 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e21a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.