M4.6 earthquake 119 km SW of Arica, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mwr), light

Local time

Mon, May 5, 2014, 2:27 AM GMT-4

UTC

2014-05-05 06:27:47 UTC

Depth

28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.308° S, 71.017° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Normal

Moment magnitude

4.6 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 38°, dip 58°, rake -118°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 264°, dip 42°, rake -52°

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

FROM_MOMENT_TENSOR_INVERSION

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

177

• Arica, ChilePopulation 241,653. Forecast119 kmSW
• Arequipa, PeruPopulation 1,195,700. Forecast328 kmS

After

1. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 2:32 AM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
2. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 2:45 AM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
3. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 4:26 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
4. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 5:02 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
5. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 6:38 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
6. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 7:04 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
7. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 8:56 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
8. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 6:52 PM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
9. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, ChileTue, May 6, 11:56 PM GMT-4 · 4527 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
10. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 7, 1:44 AM GMT-4 · 4527 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
11. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 7, 9:27 AM GMT-4 · 4526 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
12. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 11, 11:29 AM GMT-4 · 4522 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
13. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, May 13, 3:33 PM GMT-4 · 4520 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
14. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 14, 1:51 AM GMT-4 · 4520 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
15. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 14, 1:57 AM GMT-4 · 4520 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
16. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 14, 4:02 AM GMT-4 · 4519 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
17. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 14, 4:19 AM GMT-4 · 4519 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
18. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, ChileSat, May 17, 5:11 AM GMT-4 · 4516 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
19. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSat, May 17, 5:23 AM GMT-4 · 4516 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
20. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSat, May 17, 6:18 AM GMT-4 · 4516 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
21. 4.060 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, May 21, 3:21 PM GMT-4 · 4512 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
22. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 25, 1:17 PM GMT-4 · 4508 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
23. 4.096 km S of Arica, ChileSun, May 25, 1:23 PM GMT-4 · 4508 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
24. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, May 27, 9:02 AM GMT-4 · 4506 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
25. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 28, 1:27 AM GMT-4 · 4506 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
26. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 28, 6:23 PM GMT-4 · 4505 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
27. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, ChileSat, May 31, 5:17 AM GMT-4 · 4502 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
28. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 1, 9:25 AM GMT-4 · 4501 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
29. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 4, 8:29 AM GMT-4 · 4498 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
30. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 1:41 AM GMT-4 · 4498 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
31. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 1:44 AM GMT-4 · 4498 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
32. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 7:10 PM GMT-4 · 4497 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
33. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSat, Jun 7, 3:10 PM GMT-4 · 4495 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
34. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 15, 8:12 AM GMT-4 · 4487 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
35. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 15, 8:18 AM GMT-4 · 4487 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
36. 4.268 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:27 PM GMT-4 · 4484 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
37. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 5:38 AM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
38. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 7:26 AM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
39. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 3:54 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
40. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 3:59 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
41. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 4:45 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
42. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 3:53 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
43. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 3:57 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
44. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 4:22 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
45. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 5:51 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
46. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 6:42 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
47. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 22, 10:45 PM GMT-4 · 4480 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
48. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 26, 11:50 PM GMT-4 · 4476 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
49. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 29, 10:29 PM GMT-4 · 4473 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
50. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, Jul 1, 3:58 PM GMT-4 · 4471 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
51. 4.1101 km W of Arica, ChileWed, Jul 2, 1:51 AM GMT-4 · 4471 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away

Before

1. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 1:54 AM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
2. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 11:06 PM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
3. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 10:52 PM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
4. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 9:06 PM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
5. 4.382 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 3:21 PM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
6. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 2:34 PM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
7. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 8:19 AM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
8. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 12:55 AM GMT-4 · 4530 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
9. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 12:46 AM GMT-4 · 4530 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
10. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSat, May 3, 11:16 PM GMT-4 · 4530 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
11. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, May 1, 12:45 PM GMT-4 · 4532 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
12. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 30, 2:33 PM GMT-4 · 4533 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
13. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 30, 2:19 PM GMT-4 · 4533 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
14. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 30, 12:37 PM GMT-4 · 4533 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
15. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 30, 4:21 AM GMT-4 · 4533 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
16. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 30, 1:16 AM GMT-4 · 4534 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
17. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Apr 28, 8:24 AM GMT-4 · 4535 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
18. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Apr 28, 8:23 AM GMT-4 · 4535 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
19. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Apr 28, 12:59 AM GMT-4 · 4536 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
20. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, ChileSun, Apr 27, 8:09 PM GMT-4 · 4536 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qa7q. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:19 PM UTC.