Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 82 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 82 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, May 11, 2014, 11:29 AM GMT-4 (15:29 UTC), 14 km (8 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
4.2 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-05-11 15:29:11 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.067° S, 70.928° 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
4.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 352°, dip 43°, rake 94°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 166°, dip 47°, rake 86°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4522 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4514 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.096 km S of Arica, Chile · 4514 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.656 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4511 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4511 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4508 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4504 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4504 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4504 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4504 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4504 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4503 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4503 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4501 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 4.472 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4491 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.896 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 4.268 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 3.969 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 4.175 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  36. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  38. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.841 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4482 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4482 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 4.128 km S of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4474 days ago · 39 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 4.590 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4473 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 4.387 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4471 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 4.976 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4470 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4534 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4534 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4534 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4534 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4534 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4535 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4535 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.6119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4535 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.593 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away

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