Chile earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 23 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 23 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Sep 19, 2021, 5:51 AM GMT-3 (08:51 UTC), 76 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 29 km SE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-19 08:51:16 UTC
Depth
76.5 km (47.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.378° S, 70.008° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.773 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 1826 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.229 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1824 days ago · 88 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 8
  3. 3.911 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1815 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.044 km W of Iquique, Chile · 1811 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.89 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 1807 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  6. 4.0115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1797 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.720 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1791 days ago · 54 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.090 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1788 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.984 km S of Iquique, Chile · 1785 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.392 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1842 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 9
  2. 4.193 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1849 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  3. 4.133 km W of Iquique, Chile · 1854 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 9
  4. 2.826 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 1860 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1866 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fcm4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.