Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 132 km SW of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 132 km SW of Arica, Chile on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 6:29 AM GMT-3 (09:29 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 09:29:21 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.343° S, 71.171° 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.

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 314°, dip 32°, rake 78°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 148°, dip 59°, rake 97°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.399 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.2102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.966 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.0108 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 5.485 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.178 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.177 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.572 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.598 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.2147 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.453 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.093 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.284 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.072 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.084 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.481 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.389 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 4.0111 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.554 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 4.398 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 4.5105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.499 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 4.149 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 5.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 4.971 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 4.696 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 4.9102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 4.075 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 4.697 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 4.584 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 4.2108 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 4.0122 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 4.192 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.955 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 4.187 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 4.0106 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 4.3110 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4562 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 4.152 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 4.092 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 4.2Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 3.986 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 3.979 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 4.486 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 5.293 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 4.887 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 4.0126 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 4.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 4.191 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.397 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.161 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.178 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.0104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.393 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 5.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.1102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.878 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.385 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.1122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.6104 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.1114 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.894 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.577 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.288 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.5115 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.1113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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