Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 7 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 3:16 PM GMT-3 (18:16 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 91 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-01-12 18:16:18 UTC
Depth
69.4 km (43.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.250° S, 70.092° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.394 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4638 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.0103 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4636 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.891 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4635 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.598 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4613 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.778 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4646 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.351 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4647 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 5.777 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4649 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  4. 5.396 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4650 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  5. 4.171 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4651 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.986 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4651 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.181 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4651 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.159 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4651 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.280 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4653 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 5.785 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4653 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000m270. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.