Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 79 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 79 km W of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 25, 2014, 12:01 AM GMT-3 (03:01 UTC), 15 km (10 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
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-25 03:01:37 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.262° S, 70.906° 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
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 334°, dip 24°, rake 80°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 165°, dip 66°, rake 94°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4537 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4523 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4523 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4517 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4517 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4517 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4513 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 4.582 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4506 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 4.656 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4506 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4506 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4503 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4496 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.895 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 5.3113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4546 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away

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