Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 8, 2014, 9:49 AM GMT-3 (12:49 UTC), 20 km (12 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
2014-04-08 12:49:37 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.701° S, 71.044° 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
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 316°, dip 38°, rake 52°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 181°, dip 61°, rake 115°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 125.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pw0p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.