M4.3 earthquake 92 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 92 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile on Sat, Jul 26, 2014, 5:25 PM GMT-4 (21:25 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 100 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-26 21:25:13 UTC
- Depth
- 53.1 km (33.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.968° S, 69.875° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.3 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 352°, dip 24°, rake 86°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 176°, dip 66°, rake 92°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4100 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 4409 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.024 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 4398 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rxmi. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.