Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 5:17 PM GMT-3 (20:17 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-17 20:17:40 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.820° S, 71.022° 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
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 330°, dip 42°, rake 83°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 159°, dip 48°, rake 96°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4544 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4542 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 5.3113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4535 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  30. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 4.6119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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