Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 106 km SSW of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 106 km SSW of Arica, Chile on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, 3:49 PM GMT-3 (18:49 UTC), 21 km (13 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
4.0 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-03 18:49:43 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.277° S, 70.851° 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
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 149°, dip 90°, rake 108°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 239°, dip 18°, rake 1°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3110 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4562 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.152 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.092 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.2Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4562 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.986 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.979 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.486 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 5.293 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.887 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.0126 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.672 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.943 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.1103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.677 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.8107 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4560 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 4.399 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.982 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 4.1122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 3.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 4.268 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 4.238 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 4.145 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 5.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 4.1109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 4.2153 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 4.370 km W of Arica, Chile · 4551 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 4.341 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.187 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.955 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.192 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.0122 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.2108 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.584 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.697 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.075 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.9102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.696 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.971 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 5.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.149 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.499 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away

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