M5.0 earthquake 60 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 60 km W of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Nov 4, 2022, 11:39 AM GMT-3 (14:39 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.0	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.093 · 11 stations
4.9	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed

12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000imhd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.