Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 75 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 75 km W of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 16, 2014, 12:14 AM GMT-3 (03:14 UTC), 11 km (7 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: 4.9 (mww), light
Local time: Wed, Apr 16, 2014, 12:14 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-04-16 03:14:09 UTC
Depth: 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.152° S, 70.871° 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: 4.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 83°, dip 49°, rake 62°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 302°, dip 48°, rake 118°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 82°
Stations used: 92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 102.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pm2z (also filed as usc000pm2z, iscgem609948696). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.