Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 39 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 39 km E of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 4:24 AM GMT-3 (07:24 UTC), 22 km (14 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 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 07:24:36 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.231° S, 69.769° 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
4.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 180°, dip 9°, rake 133°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 317°, dip 84°, rake 84°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pmpn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.