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M4.2 earthquake 92 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 92 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, May 25, 2021, 12:52 PM GMT-4 (16:52 UTC), 110 km (68 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-25 16:52:50 UTC
Depth
109.5 km (68.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.247° S, 69.268° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
25

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1955 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.1139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1939 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.5153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1939 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.5118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1926 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  5. 4.0150 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1918 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1918 days ago · 92 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 11
  7. 4.190 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1913 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  8. 5.2150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1912 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 38
  9. 4.3132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1902 days ago · 110 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.315 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1902 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.283 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1900 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 4.2159 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1960 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.4167 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1968 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.898 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1970 days ago · 85 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.0118 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1978 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.2158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1984 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.288 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1984 days ago · 108 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e65h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.