Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 96 km NNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 96 km NNW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 1, 2014, 10:09 PM GMT-3 (01:09 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 45 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 01:09:42 UTC
Depth
28.9 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.429° S, 70.544° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pml4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.