Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 95 km WSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 95 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:20 PM GMT-3 (18:20 UTC), 16 km (10 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
3.9 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-04-15 18:20:16 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.566° S, 70.982° 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
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 158°, dip 65°, rake 70°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 20°, dip 32°, rake 127°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4545 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.895 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4536 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 5.188 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.076 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.180 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away

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