Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 79 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 79 km W of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 6:50 PM GMT-3 (21:50 UTC), 13 km (8 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 21:50:50 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.307° S, 70.909° 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
±0.26
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
31

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. 4.149 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 5.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 6.545 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 30
  5. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 7.753 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 177 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  7. 4.846 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 5.571 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 5.047 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.577 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 5.453 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.794 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.364 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.960 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.881 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.686 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.971 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.273 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.759 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.549 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.696 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.677 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 4.875 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 4.858 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.9102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 5.150 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 6.479 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 4.781 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 5.049 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 5.366 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 4.075 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 5.071 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 4.617 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 4.571 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 4.280 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 4.879 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 4.697 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 4.595 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 4.263 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 4.529 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 4.321 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 4.099 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 5.468 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 4.698 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 4.584 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 4.343 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 4.496 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 4.0122 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 4.983 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 4.355 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 4.189 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 4.684 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 4.192 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 4.551 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 3.955 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 4.361 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.499 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.253 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4562 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.5105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.398 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.554 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 5.334 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.247 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.037 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.337 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.0111 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.950 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.389 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.481 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.084 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.072 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.284 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.093 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away

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