M3.8 earthquake 95 km SSW of Iquique, Chile

Magnitude

3.8 (mwr), minor

Local time

Mon, Apr 21, 2014, 1:59 PM GMT-3

UTC

2014-04-21 16:59:58 UTC

Depth

25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

20.972° S, 70.583° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

3.8 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 155°, dip 67°, rake 111°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 290°, dip 31°, rake 50°

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

FROM_MOMENT_TENSOR_INVERSION

Station coverage gap

143°

Stations used

27

• Alto Hospicio, ChilePopulation 142,086. Forecast93 kmSSW
• Arequipa, PeruPopulation 1,195,700. Forecast518 kmS

After

1. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 23, 12:00 AM GMT-3 · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
2. 4.679 km W of Iquique, ChileFri, Apr 25, 12:01 AM GMT-3 · 4538 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
3. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, Apr 25, 11:55 AM GMT-3 · 4537 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
4. 3.885 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Apr 27, 10:45 AM GMT-4 · 4535 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
5. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSun, Apr 27, 10:47 PM GMT-4 · 4535 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
6. 4.231 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 10:01 PM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
7. 5.465 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 7:21 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
8. 4.379 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 8:03 AM GMT-4 · 4527 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
9. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 12:58 AM GMT-4 · 4524 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
10. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 7:16 AM GMT-4 · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
11. 4.129 km W of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 5:09 PM GMT-4 · 4523 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
12. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 11, 1:01 AM GMT-4 · 4522 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
13. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, ChileMon, May 12, 7:54 AM GMT-4 · 4520 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
14. 4.060 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, May 21, 3:21 PM GMT-4 · 4511 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
15. 4.227 km ESE of Iquique, ChileThu, May 22, 10:21 AM GMT-4 · 4510 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
16. 4.582 km SSW of Iquique, ChileMon, May 26, 11:34 PM GMT-4 · 4506 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
17. 4.656 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, May 28, 2:14 PM GMT-4 · 4504 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
18. 5.289 km NNE of Tocopilla, ChileFri, May 30, 7:41 AM GMT-4 · 4502 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
19. 5.689 km NNE of Tocopilla, ChileFri, May 30, 11:32 AM GMT-4 · 4502 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
20. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 4, 1:04 PM GMT-4 · 4497 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
21. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 4, 3:35 PM GMT-4 · 4497 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
22. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 4:19 PM GMT-4 · 4496 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
23. 4.171 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 8, 5:24 PM GMT-4 · 4493 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
24. 4.472 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 12:02 AM GMT-4 · 4484 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
25. 3.896 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:24 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
26. 4.268 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:27 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
27. 3.969 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:30 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
28. 4.175 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 8:31 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

Before

1. 4.079 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, Apr 21, 4:10 AM GMT-3 · 4542 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
2. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, Apr 18, 8:45 PM GMT-3 · 4544 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
3. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, ChileFri, Apr 18, 5:12 AM GMT-3 · 4545 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
4. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, Apr 18, 12:33 AM GMT-3 · 4545 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
5. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Apr 17, 2:08 PM GMT-3 · 4545 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
6. 4.574 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 16, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
7. 4.975 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 16, 12:14 AM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
8. 5.173 km W of Iquique, ChileTue, Apr 15, 3:59 PM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
9. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, ChileTue, Apr 15, 3:20 PM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
10. 4.774 km W of Iquique, ChileTue, Apr 15, 2:12 PM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
11. 4.281 km W of Iquique, ChileTue, Apr 15, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
12. 5.157 km W of Iquique, ChileTue, Apr 15, 1:21 PM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
13. 4.777 km W of Iquique, ChileTue, Apr 15, 1:17 PM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
14. 5.366 km W of Iquique, ChileTue, Apr 15, 1:09 PM GMT-3 · 4547 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
15. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, Apr 15, 1:22 AM GMT-3 · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
16. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, ChileMon, Apr 14, 10:35 AM GMT-3 · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
17. 4.234 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, Apr 14, 9:28 AM GMT-3 · 4548 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
18. 5.188 km SW of Iquique, ChileMon, Apr 14, 2:56 AM GMT-3 · 4549 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
19. 4.374 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Apr 13, 6:10 PM GMT-3 · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
20. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSun, Apr 13, 9:11 AM GMT-3 · 4549 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000psnu. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.