Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 90 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 90 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, May 17, 2014, 5:23 AM GMT-4 (09:23 UTC), 13 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
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-17 09:23:14 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.000° S, 70.982° 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.

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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
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 177°, dip 45°, rake 92°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 355°, dip 45°, rake 88°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4514 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4510 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.096 km S of Arica, Chile · 4510 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4508 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.656 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4506 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4504 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4503 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4497 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4495 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.472 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.896 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.268 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 3.969 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.175 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  28. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  30. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4485 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4481 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 3.841 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4480 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4474 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4473 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4469 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 4.590 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4469 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 4.976 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4466 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 5.521 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4460 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 19
  48. 4.330 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4459 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4518 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4522 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4523 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.129 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4525 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4530 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4530 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.2122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4530 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qsc2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.