Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 91 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 91 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, May 13, 2014, 3:33 PM GMT-4 (19:33 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-13 19:33:58 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.998° S, 71.000° 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
4.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 352°, dip 29°, rake 101°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 160°, dip 62°, rake 84°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4515 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4512 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4503 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.096 km S of Arica, Chile · 4503 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4501 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.656 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4497 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4494 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4492 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4492 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 4.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 4.472 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4480 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 3.896 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 4.268 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.969 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 4.175 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  34. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4479 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  36. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4475 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.841 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4474 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4472 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4472 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4471 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4468 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4466 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4463 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 4.590 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4463 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 4.976 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4460 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4517 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4519 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4520 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4523 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4524 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4524 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.1118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4524 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.8117 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4524 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.0119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4524 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.9119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4524 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.2118 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4524 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.6119 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4524 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away

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