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M5.3 earthquake near Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá

2509 d ago · 3 Dec 2019, 07:29 UTC 100 km SW of Iquique, Chile

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 100 km SW of Iquique, Chile on 3 Dec 2019, 07:29 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Alto Hospicio, about 99 km away in Tarapacá, Chile.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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