Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 119 km SW of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 119 km SW of Arica, Chile on Mon, May 5, 2014, 4:26 AM GMT-4 (08:26 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 117 km SW of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-05 08:26:33 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.284° S, 71.047° 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
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 273°, dip 40°, rake -39°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 35°, dip 66°, rake -123°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qa96. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.