Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 163 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 163 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 11:10 AM GMT-3 (14:10 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 131 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-18 14:10:05 UTC
Depth
115.3 km (71.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.922° S, 68.776° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 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 5.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1777 days ago · 117 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.2157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1776 days ago · 132 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.2117 km N of Calama, Chile · 1775 days ago · 119 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.6119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1773 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 18
  5. 4.3147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1762 days ago · 122 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.1135 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1756 days ago · 116 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.2152 km N of Calama, Chile · 1754 days ago · 106 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.1152 km N of Calama, Chile · 1753 days ago · 136 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.5119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1752 days ago · 112 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2143 km N of Calama, Chile · 1740 days ago · 114 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1735 days ago · 138 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.2146 km N of Calama, Chile · 1732 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.2162 km N of Calama, Chile · 1725 days ago · 110 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.3129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1723 days ago · 119 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.0130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1722 days ago · 151 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.1106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1792 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.0115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1797 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.2142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1797 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.2146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1799 days ago · 138 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fv36. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.