M3.1 earthquake 25 km WSW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 1:20 AM GMT-3 (04:20 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-19 04:20:20 UTC
- Depth
- 39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.294° S, 70.384° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.7 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 178°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.621 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 1769 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
- 2.844 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1751 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
- 2.714 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 1746 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
- 2.914 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1731 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fvcu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.