Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Apr 21, 2014, 12:59 PM GMT-3 (15:59 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 85 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-21 15:59:49 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.779° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.54
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
168°
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: 86 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4536 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  13. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.6119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4516 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4516 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4516 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 5.3113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4543 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4545 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away

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