Chile earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 66 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 66 km W of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 1:09 PM GMT-3 (16:09 UTC), 18 km (11 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: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 1:09 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-04-15 16:09:34 UTC
Depth: 17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.204° S, 70.783° 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: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 156°, dip 69°, rake 76°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 11°, dip 25°, rake 122°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 92°
Stations used: 212

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000plck (also filed as iscgem609948678). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.