Earthquake Details: 68 km from Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile

8/15/2026, 5:44:13 PM

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred near 68 km from Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile on 8/15/2026 at 5:44:13 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -30.1 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Tarapacá Iquique (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-30.1 km

Significance0

Latitude-19.6100

Longitude-70.2800

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000651

Magnitude3.4

Updated:8/15/2026, 5:48:12 PM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 1:44:13 PM GMT-4
UTC: 8/15/2026, 5:44:13 PM UTC

-30.1 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M4.227 km E of Chuquitira, PeruBefore8/12/2026, 6:28:30 PM M3.4Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 3:11:15 AM M3.2Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 7:55:49 AM M3.2Tarapaca, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 8:34:38 AM M3.6Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 11:33:40 AM M3.6Tarapaca, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 12:53:30 PM M3.2Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 8:07:38 PM M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 6:24:42 AM M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 10:24:01 PM M3.2Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/17/2026, 6:24:21 AM M4.0Potosi, BoliviaAfter8/17/2026, 7:59:10 AM M3.3Tarapaca, ChileAfter8/17/2026, 10:27:09 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.