Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 24, 2014, 8:04 AM GMT-3 (11:04 UTC), 9 km (5 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
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-24 11:04:00 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.942° S, 71.237° 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
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 345°, dip 43°, rake 88°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 167°, dip 47°, rake 92°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 87.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pxge. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.