Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 101 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 101 km E of Iquique, Chile on Thu, May 12, 2022, 12:43 PM GMT-4 (16:43 UTC), 100 km (62 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-12 16:43:28 UTC
Depth
100.1 km (62.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.056° S, 69.194° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 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 3.2 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
46

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.042 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1604 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1596 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.199 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1590 days ago · 102 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.1136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1586 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1585 days ago · 96 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.4127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1583 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1575 days ago · 104 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.098 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1573 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.5136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1572 days ago · 128 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1571 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1566 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  13. 4.1Tarapaca, Chile · 1560 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  14. 4.2139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1555 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.4137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1553 days ago · 115 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.123 km N of Iquique, Chile · 1551 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.2137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1608 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.441 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1612 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.5126 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1613 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.0146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1619 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.5110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1620 days ago · 105 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 7
  6. 3.659 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1621 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.767 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1622 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.7148 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1634 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hkm6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.