Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 8:50 AM GMT-4 (12:50 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 140 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-14 12:50:24 UTC
Depth
128.2 km (79.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.618° S, 69.006° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
53

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hhb3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.