Chile earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 20 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Sep 15, 2022, 1:52 AM GMT-3 (04:52 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 60 km W of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-15 04:52:00 UTC
Depth
49.6 km (30.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.139° S, 69.966° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 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 4.0 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.725 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 1479 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 9
  2. 4.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 1478 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 8
  3. 4.6103 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 19
  4. 4.5101 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1473 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.923 km SSE of Cami?a, Chile · 1469 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.480 km N of Iquique, Chile · 1467 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  8. 4.293 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 1467 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.9Tarapaca, Chile · 1464 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.183 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1463 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.787 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1460 days ago · 96 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  12. 4.050 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 1451 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  13. 4.4108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1446 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  14. 4.148 km W of Iquique, Chile · 1429 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 5.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 1429 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 12
  16. 3.776 km S of Iquique, Chile · 1427 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.332 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1426 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 3.737 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1489 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.442 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1495 days ago · 88 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 7
  3. 3.325 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1509 days ago · 61 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i8d3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.