Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 10:13 AM GMT-4 (14:13 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 150 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-27 14:13:53 UTC
Depth
104.9 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.896° S, 69.146° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5126 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1613 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.441 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1612 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.2137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1608 days ago · 118 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.0101 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1605 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  5. 3.042 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1604 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1596 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 9
  8. 4.199 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1590 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.1136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1586 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1585 days ago · 96 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.4127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1583 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1575 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.098 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1573 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.5136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1572 days ago · 128 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1571 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1566 days ago · 120 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  17. 4.1Tarapaca, Chile · 1560 days ago · 94 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 3.659 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1621 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.7148 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1634 days ago · 125 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.0106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1636 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.1108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1643 days ago · 110 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hgpq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.