Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 95 km WSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 95 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 8:45 PM GMT-3 (23:45 UTC), 11 km (7 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, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-04-18 23:45:36 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.630° S, 70.955° 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
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 20°, dip 73°, rake -116°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 260°, dip 31°, rake -34°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_MODELING_OF_BROAD_BAND_P_WAVEFORMS
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
206

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.895 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4540 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4521 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4517 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 4.582 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4511 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4511 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 4.656 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4510 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4510 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4550 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away

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