Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 129 km SW of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 129 km SW of Arica, Chile on Sun, Oct 19, 2014, 5:02 AM GMT-3 (08:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 98 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-10-19 08:02:26 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.363° S, 71.099° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.991 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4350 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.6104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4337 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 5.0103 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4333 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 5.398 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4326 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4325 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4325 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.0104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4322 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.989 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4322 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4313 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4313 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4375 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4379 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 5.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4379 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4390 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000snyz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.