Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 124 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 124 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 1:18 PM GMT-4 (17:18 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

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

Pozo Almonte forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-18 17:18:58 UTC
Depth
88.7 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.942° S, 69.244° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
24

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1502 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.442 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1495 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 132 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 118 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.6103 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 96 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 19
  8. 4.5101 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1473 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.1121 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1464 days ago · 118 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1463 days ago · 145 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.787 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1460 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  14. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1450 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1511 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.5156 km N of Calama, Chile · 1526 days ago · 116 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.5108 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1526 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ibwn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.