Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 86 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 86 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, May 4, 2014, 12:55 AM GMT-4 (04:55 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 95 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-04 04:55:55 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.044° S, 70.957° 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
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 166°, dip 46°, rake 108°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 320°, dip 47°, rake 72°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 79.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000q913. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.