Chile earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 25 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 25 km E of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 2:10 PM GMT-4 (18:10 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 87 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-16 18:10:59 UTC
Depth
60.8 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.184° S, 69.907° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.442 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1495 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  2. 3.737 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1490 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.120 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1480 days ago · 50 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.725 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 1479 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 1479 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 8
  6. 4.6103 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 19
  7. 4.5101 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1474 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.923 km SSE of Cami?a, Chile · 1470 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.480 km N of Iquique, Chile · 1468 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 8
  11. 2.9Tarapaca, Chile · 1465 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.183 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1464 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.787 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1461 days ago · 96 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  14. 4.050 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 1452 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 3.982 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1512 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.5Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 1520 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.081 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1534 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.5Tarapaca, Chile · 1538 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ibe4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.