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M4.9 earthquake 136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, 5:02 PM GMT-4 (21:02 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-23 21:02:24 UTC
Depth
103.3 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.900° S, 69.059° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 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 4.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1866 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.288 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1860 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.193 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1849 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.3160 km N of Calama, Chile · 1846 days ago · 104 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.5139 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1844 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.392 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1842 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 9
  7. 4.4103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1836 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.5142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1834 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.4138 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1831 days ago · 109 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.2150 km N of Calama, Chile · 1829 days ago · 136 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.5157 km N of Calama, Chile · 1829 days ago · 131 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.2102 km N of Calama, Chile · 1823 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.8148 km N of Calama, Chile · 1820 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  14. 4.2140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1812 days ago · 125 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.3124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1874 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.5128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1875 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1878 days ago · 108 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.3141 km N of Calama, Chile · 1885 days ago · 134 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.1101 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1888 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.4Tarapaca, Chile · 1890 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.2103 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1892 days ago · 101 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f2sh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.