Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Tarapaca, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in Tarapaca, Chile on Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 2:20 PM GMT-4 (18:20 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 57 km E of La Tirana, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-13 18:20:43 UTC
Depth
111.9 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.895° S, 69.483° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.180 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1146 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.552 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1143 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.025 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 1143 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.257 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1138 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 17
  5. 4.285 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1135 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.045 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 1133 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.916 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 1125 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  8. 4.357 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1124 days ago · 110 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.75 km N of Huara, Chile · 1116 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.147 km NE of La Tirana, Chile · 1111 days ago · 93 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.452 km ENE of Huara, Chile · 1107 days ago · 105 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.765 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1104 days ago · 95 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  13. 4.399 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1094 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.813 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 1089 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.360 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1089 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.563 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1151 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.13 km SE of Camiña, Chile · 1153 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.1Tarapaca, Chile · 1156 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kzqp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.