Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 99 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 6:48 PM GMT-3 (21:48 UTC), 12 km (7 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
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 21:48:15 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.936° S, 71.058° 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
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 341°, dip 34°, rake 91°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 160°, dip 56°, rake 89°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
44

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. 4.279 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.149 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 5.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 6.545 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 30
  6. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 7.753 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 177 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  8. 4.846 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 5.047 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 5.577 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 5.453 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.794 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.364 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.960 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.881 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.971 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.273 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.759 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.549 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 4.696 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.677 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 4.858 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 4.9102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 5.150 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 5.049 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 4.075 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 5.071 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 4.571 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 4.280 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 4.879 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 4.697 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 4.263 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 4.529 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 4.321 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 5.468 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 4.698 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 4.584 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 4.343 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 4.496 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 4.2108 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 4.0122 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 4.983 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 4.189 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 4.684 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 4.192 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 4.551 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 3.955 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 4.361 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 4.5107 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 4.887 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 4.5Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 4.987 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 4.386 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 4.187 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 4.063 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.253 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.5105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.398 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.554 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.334 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.247 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.037 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.337 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.0111 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.950 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.389 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.481 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.084 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.072 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.284 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.093 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.453 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away

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