Chile earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 42 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 42 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, May 12, 2022, 11:59 PM GMT-4 (03:59 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-13 03:59:21 UTC
Depth
48.4 km (30.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.335° S, 69.761° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1596 days ago · 101 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.199 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1590 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.1136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1587 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1585 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1575 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.098 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1573 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1571 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.1Tarapaca, Chile · 1560 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.2139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1555 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.123 km N of Iquique, Chile · 1551 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.0101 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1605 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.111 km S of Iquique, Chile · 1607 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.2137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1608 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 1609 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.441 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1612 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  6. 4.5110 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1620 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  7. 3.659 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1621 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.767 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1622 days ago · 89 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hkrk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.