Chile earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 95 km NW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 95 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 1, 2014, 9:04 PM GMT-3 (00:04 UTC), 10 km (6 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
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 00:04:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.548° S, 70.727° W
Region
Chile
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
PAGER alert
Green
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level
Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6100 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 5.1105 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.392 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 5.169 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.967 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.264 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.957 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 5.451 km W of Puerto, Chile · 4564 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 5.450 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.679 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.438 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.160 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.769 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.696 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.3109 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.5112 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 5.2113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.760 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.651 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.799 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4564 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.967 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 4.469 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.144 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 4.585 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.083 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.478 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 4.2114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 4.598 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 4.6112 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 4.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 4.1Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 4.161 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 4.2120 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 4.9115 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 4.494 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 4.433 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 4.564 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 4.433 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 4.495 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 4.489 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 4.6106 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 4.497 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 4.4102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 5.490 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 4.6111 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 4.669 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 4.492 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 4.684 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 4.687 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 5.297 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 5.572 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 4.431 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 5.4106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 4.756 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 4.555 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 5.776 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.879 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 6.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.047 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.280 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 8.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 357 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  7. 4.161 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.080 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.694 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.590 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.060 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.974 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.995 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.170 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.290 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.283 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.387 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away

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