Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 95 km WSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 95 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, May 9, 2014, 7:16 AM GMT-4 (11:16 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 82 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-09 11:16:53 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.516° S, 71.011° 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
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 125°, dip 78°, rake 38°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 26°, dip 53°, rake 165°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4517 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4512 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.582 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.656 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4497 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4494 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4492 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4492 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 4.472 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4480 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 3.896 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 4.268 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.969 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 4.175 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  37. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  39. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4475 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4472 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4472 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4471 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4468 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 4.128 km S of Iquique, Chile · 4467 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4466 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4463 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 4.590 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4463 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 4.387 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4460 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4523 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.595 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.382 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 5.088 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.8106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.3115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qfdm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.