Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 66 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 7:07 AM GMT-3 (10:07 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.7 53 km SW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 10:07:35 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.084° S, 70.773° 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
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 129°, dip 37°, rake 48°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 358°, dip 64°, rake 117°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
146°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.0108 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 5.485 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.178 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.177 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.572 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.598 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.2147 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.453 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.093 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.284 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.072 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.084 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.481 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.785 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.389 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.950 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.0111 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.337 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.037 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.247 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 5.334 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.554 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 4.398 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 4.5105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4565 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 4.253 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.499 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 4.279 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 4.149 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 5.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 6.545 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 30
  38. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 7.753 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 177 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  40. 4.846 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 5.571 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 5.047 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 5.577 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 5.453 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 4.794 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 4.364 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.960 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 4.881 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 4.686 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 4.971 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 4.273 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 4.759 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 4.549 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 4.696 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 4.677 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 4.875 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 4.858 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 4.9102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.2102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.399 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.3132 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4565 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.191 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 5.064 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.397 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.3Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.595 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.161 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.712 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.178 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.0104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.393 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 5.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.1102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.878 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.385 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.1122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.6104 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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