Earthquake details

Saturday, December 29, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, December 29, 1962 at 10:41 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Iquique (Chile - CL), about 17.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.029 and latitude -20.106.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	40.0 km
Coordinates	-20.106, -70.029
UTC time	1962-12-29 10:41:04.780

Location	Iquique
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1962-12-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Iquique	17.4 km
Alto Hospicio	19.8 km
Arica	183.8 km
Tacna	234.0 km
Calama	285.7 km
Ilo	308.1 km
Moquegua	337.5 km
Oruro	384.2 km
Antofagasta	396.6 km
Mollendo	402.1 km
Viacha	425.9 km
Jacobo Hunter	438.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Iquique Chile · 2026-04-21 22:00 UTC	107.9 km
M 4.0 Iquique Chile · 2026-04-13 22:45 UTC	82.7 km
M 4.1 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-30 08:25 UTC	96.1 km
M 4.6 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-24 09:07 UTC	98.5 km
M 4.3 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-23 23:03 UTC	98.5 km
M 4.9 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-23 22:52 UTC	93.5 km
M 4.6 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-23 22:19 UTC	103.0 km
M 4.1 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-20 20:38 UTC	81.6 km

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