Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 98 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 98 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Apr 19, 2014, 8:59 AM GMT-3 (11:59 UTC), 12 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
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-19 11:59:04 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.964° S, 71.055° 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 159°, dip 65°, rake 97°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 323°, dip 26°, rake 75°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 5.3113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4536 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  21. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 4.6119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4529 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4529 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4529 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4529 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4529 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4529 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4529 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4523 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4523 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4546 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away

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