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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
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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

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Sources

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