Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 81 km NNE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 81 km NNE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 30, 2014, 8:52 PM GMT-4 (00:52 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 16 km SSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-05-01 00:52:19 UTC
Depth
59.5 km (37.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.494° S, 69.983° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5101 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.395 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4527 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.227 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4517 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4514 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.096 km S of Arica, Chile · 4514 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4508 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4503 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.841 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.851 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4480 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.025 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.030 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.191 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4563 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.145 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.238 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.268 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.399 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4564 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.8107 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4564 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away

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