Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 96 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 96 km E of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 12:30 AM GMT-3 (03:30 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 148 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-23 03:30:09 UTC
Depth
91.0 km (56.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.187° S, 69.225° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2120 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1655 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.618 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1653 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.1108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1643 days ago · 110 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.0106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1637 days ago · 114 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.7148 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1634 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.767 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1622 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.659 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1621 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  8. 4.5110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1620 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  9. 4.0146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1619 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.441 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1612 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  11. 4.2137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1608 days ago · 118 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.111 km S of Iquique, Chile · 1607 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.0101 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1605 days ago · 100 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.042 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1604 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1596 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 4.198 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1662 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.1108 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1662 days ago · 98 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.2127 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1668 days ago · 116 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3128 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1675 days ago · 110 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.1106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1681 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  6. 4.386 km NW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1685 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h6v8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.