Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 1:46 AM GMT-4 (05:46 UTC), 118 km (73 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-12 05:46:55 UTC
Depth
117.8 km (73.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.826° S, 68.827° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1931 days ago · 135 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.5118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1926 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 11
  3. 4.3134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1923 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1920 days ago · 117 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.0150 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1918 days ago · 107 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.0119 km N of Calama, Chile · 1918 days ago · 126 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1917 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 11
  8. 4.7147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1913 days ago · 118 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  9. 5.2150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1911 days ago · 108 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 38
  10. 4.3132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1902 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.2103 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1891 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  12. 4.4Tarapaca, Chile · 1889 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.3141 km N of Calama, Chile · 1885 days ago · 134 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.1130 km N of Calama, Chile · 1945 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 1948 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.1102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1955 days ago · 97 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1956 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.2159 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1960 days ago · 104 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.1144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1964 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.7130 km N of Calama, Chile · 1964 days ago · 119 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11
  8. 4.296 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1968 days ago · 138 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ecc4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.