Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Mon, May 5, 2014, 6:52 PM GMT-4 (22:52 UTC), 16 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
4.9 (mww), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-05 22:52:23 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.947° S, 70.894° 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
4.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 151°, dip 71°, rake 83°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 352°, dip 20°, rake 110°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 40 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4516 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4516 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4516 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4508 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.096 km S of Arica, Chile · 4508 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4506 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4505 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.656 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4505 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4505 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4501 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4497 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4497 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4497 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4497 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4495 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 4.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4494 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4487 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4487 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 4.472 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 3.896 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 4.268 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.969 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 4.175 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  44. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  46. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4482 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4482 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4482 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4482 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4482 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4480 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.841 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4476 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4476 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4473 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 4.128 km S of Iquique, Chile · 4472 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4471 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.6119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4528 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.551 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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