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

  1. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.2153 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.298 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4548 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4546 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 5.3113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 5.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.589 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.596 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

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