Chile earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km SSE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 12:25 AM GMT-4 (04:25 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 92 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-19 04:25:53 UTC
Depth
31.6 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.348° S, 70.121° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.283 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1900 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  2. 3.242 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1896 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.2103 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1891 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.1101 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1888 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.141 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1876 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  6. 3.351 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1873 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  7. 4.182 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1871 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.826 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 1860 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.133 km W of Iquique, Chile · 1854 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 9
  10. 4.193 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1849 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  11. 4.392 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1842 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 4.190 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1913 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.457 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 1923 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000enjq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.