M4.3 earthquake 70 km W of Arica, Chile

Magnitude

4.3 (mwr), light

Local time

Mon, Apr 14, 2014, 7:20 PM GMT-3

UTC

2014-04-14 22:20:35 UTC

Depth

42.1 km (26.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

18.591° S, 70.955° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.3 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 345°, dip 71°, rake 103°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 130°, dip 23°, rake 56°

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

FROM_LOCATION

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

59

• Arica, ChilePopulation 241,653. Forecast70 kmW
• Arequipa, PeruPopulation 1,195,700. Forecast251 kmSSE

After

1. 4.6119 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 2:27 AM GMT-4 · 4531 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
2. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 2:32 AM GMT-4 · 4531 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
3. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 2:45 AM GMT-4 · 4531 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
4. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 4:26 AM GMT-4 · 4531 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
5. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 5:02 AM GMT-4 · 4531 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
6. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 6:38 AM GMT-4 · 4531 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
7. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 7:04 AM GMT-4 · 4531 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
8. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 8:56 AM GMT-4 · 4531 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
9. 4.373 km S of Pacocha, PeruSat, May 10, 5:32 AM GMT-5 · 4526 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
10. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 25, 1:17 PM GMT-4 · 4510 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
11. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 28, 1:27 AM GMT-4 · 4508 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 4.2153 km SW of Arica, ChileThu, Apr 10, 5:10 AM GMT-3 · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
2. 4.1107 km SSW of Pacocha, PeruTue, Apr 8, 1:28 PM GMT-5 · 4557 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
3. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, ChileSat, Apr 5, 4:49 PM GMT-3 · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
4. 4.399 km SSW of Arica, ChileSat, Apr 5, 1:19 PM GMT-3 · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
5. 3.8107 km SSW of Arica, ChileSat, Apr 5, 8:03 AM GMT-3 · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
6. 4.3110 km SW of Arica, ChileThu, Apr 3, 5:24 PM GMT-3 · 4562 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
7. 4.0106 km SSW of Arica, ChileThu, Apr 3, 3:49 PM GMT-3 · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
8. 4.0122 km NW of Iquique, ChileThu, Apr 3, 8:02 AM GMT-3 · 4563 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
9. 4.2108 km SSW of Arica, ChileThu, Apr 3, 7:27 AM GMT-3 · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
10. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 2, 2:42 PM GMT-3 · 4563 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
11. 4.0108 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 2, 7:32 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
12. 4.3132 km SW of Arica, ChileWed, Apr 2, 6:29 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
13. 4.3Off the coast of Tarapaca, ChileWed, Apr 2, 4:42 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
14. 4.1122 km SW of Arica, ChileWed, Apr 2, 3:00 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
15. 4.6104 km SSW of Arica, ChileWed, Apr 2, 2:57 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
16. 4.1114 km SW of Arica, ChileWed, Apr 2, 2:53 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
17. 4.5115 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 2, 2:32 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
18. 4.6111 km SW of Arica, ChileWed, Apr 2, 12:43 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
19. 4.6106 km SSW of Arica, ChileWed, Apr 2, 12:30 AM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
20. 4.9115 km SSW of Arica, ChileTue, Apr 1, 11:52 PM GMT-3 · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pkqb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.