M4.4 earthquake 100 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 100 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile on Tue, Sep 2, 2014, 1:50 PM GMT-4 (17:50 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 74 km SSW of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-09-02 17:50:31 UTC
- Depth
- 78.8 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.453° S, 69.435° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.9 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4119 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 4413 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.4145 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 4403 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.674 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 4383 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.252 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4372 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s90v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.