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M4.0 earthquake 150 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 150 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 2:05 PM GMT-4 (18:05 UTC), 107 km (66 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-02 18:05:42 UTC
Depth
106.8 km (66.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.916° S, 68.916° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0119 km N of Calama, Chile · 1919 days ago · 126 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1918 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 11
  3. 4.7147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1914 days ago · 118 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  4. 5.2150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1912 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 38
  5. 4.391 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1907 days ago · 129 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.690 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1904 days ago · 147 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.3132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1903 days ago · 110 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.986 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1900 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.2103 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1892 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.4Tarapaca, Chile · 1890 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.1101 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1888 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  12. 4.3141 km N of Calama, Chile · 1885 days ago · 134 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1878 days ago · 108 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.5128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1875 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.3124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1874 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.9136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1867 days ago · 103 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 9
  17. 4.1112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1866 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1921 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.3134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1924 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.398 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1925 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1931 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.5153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1939 days ago · 118 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.1130 km N of Calama, Chile · 1946 days ago · 129 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eibh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.