Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 96 km WSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 96 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Apr 6, 2014, 11:26 AM GMT-3 (14:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 71 km SW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-06 14:26:43 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.407° S, 71.052° 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
±0.24
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ptmb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.