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M4.3 earthquake 79 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 79 km W of Iquique, Chile on Mon, May 5, 2014, 8:03 AM GMT-4 (12:03 UTC), 17 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-05-05 12:03:34 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.209° S, 70.911° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4521 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4516 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.582 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4511 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4511 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4510 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.656 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4509 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4509 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4506 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4503 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4501 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4501 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 4.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4492 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4492 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 4.472 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 3.896 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 4.268 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 3.969 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 4.175 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  44. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4487 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  46. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4487 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4487 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 3.841 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4481 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4481 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4480 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 4.128 km S of Iquique, Chile · 4476 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4475 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4533 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4533 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4533 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away

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