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M4.2 earthquake 139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jul 1, 2022, 5:01 AM GMT-4 (09:01 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 146 km NNE of Calama, 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
2022-07-01 09:01:55 UTC
Depth
103.8 km (64.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.680° S, 68.913° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 5.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1554 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1550 days ago · 131 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1544 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1541 days ago · 134 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1540 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 1537 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.4134 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1531 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.5108 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1525 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.5156 km N of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1511 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.2124 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1507 days ago · 89 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1567 days ago · 120 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1572 days ago · 105 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.098 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1573 days ago · 95 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1575 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1575 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1579 days ago · 127 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1580 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.1142 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1582 days ago · 109 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1585 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hz2s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.