M5.6 earthquake 97 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 97 km E of Arica, Chile on Wed, Jan 29, 2014, 7:01 AM GMT-3 (10:01 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-01-29 10:01:50 UTC
- Depth
- 120.0 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.509° S, 69.374° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 4
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.66 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.7 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
| 5.6 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.6 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 8°, dip 79°, rake -110°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 251°, dip 24°, rake -29°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 26°
- Stations used
- 694
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.872 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.345 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4626 days ago · 149 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.891 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4612 days ago · 120 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.959 km E of Arica, Chile · 4597 days ago · 143 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.5127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4596 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.651 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4576 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mcsn (also filed as iscgem604013036). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.