Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 4:05 AM GMT-3 (07:05 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 95 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-18 07:05:41 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.883° S, 71.241° 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
±0.52
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 89.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ppwt. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.