Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 3:57 AM GMT-3 (06:57 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.5 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-18 06:57:44 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.926° S, 71.080° 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
4.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 162°, dip 61°, rake 84°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 353°, dip 30°, rake 100°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4545 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4543 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 5.3113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4535 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  28. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 4.6119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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