M4.6 earthquake 79 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mwr), light

Local time

Sat, May 17, 2014, 6:18 AM GMT-4

UTC

2014-05-17 10:18:00 UTC

Depth

15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

20.016° S, 70.883° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.6 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 340°, dip 31°, rake 91°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 158°, dip 59°, rake 89°

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

FROM_LOCATION

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

119

• Iquique, ChilePopulation 199,587. Forecast80 kmWNW
• Arequipa, PeruPopulation 1,195,700. Forecast408 kmS

After

1. 4.060 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, May 21, 3:21 PM GMT-4 · 4512 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
2. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 25, 1:17 PM GMT-4 · 4508 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
3. 4.096 km S of Arica, ChileSun, May 25, 1:23 PM GMT-4 · 4508 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
4. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, May 27, 9:02 AM GMT-4 · 4506 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
5. 4.2139 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 28, 1:27 AM GMT-4 · 4506 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
6. 4.656 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, May 28, 2:14 PM GMT-4 · 4505 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
7. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 28, 6:23 PM GMT-4 · 4505 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
8. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, ChileSat, May 31, 5:17 AM GMT-4 · 4502 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
9. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 1, 9:25 AM GMT-4 · 4501 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
10. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 4, 8:29 AM GMT-4 · 4498 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
11. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 4, 1:04 PM GMT-4 · 4498 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
12. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 4, 3:35 PM GMT-4 · 4498 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
13. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 1:41 AM GMT-4 · 4498 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
14. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 1:44 AM GMT-4 · 4498 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
15. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 4:19 PM GMT-4 · 4497 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
16. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 7:10 PM GMT-4 · 4497 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
17. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSat, Jun 7, 3:10 PM GMT-4 · 4495 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
18. 4.171 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 8, 5:24 PM GMT-4 · 4494 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
19. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 15, 8:12 AM GMT-4 · 4487 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
20. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 15, 8:18 AM GMT-4 · 4487 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
21. 4.472 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 12:02 AM GMT-4 · 4485 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
22. 3.896 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:24 PM GMT-4 · 4484 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
23. 4.268 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:27 PM GMT-4 · 4484 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
24. 3.969 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:30 PM GMT-4 · 4484 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
25. 4.175 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 8:31 PM GMT-4 · 4484 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
26. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 5:38 AM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
27. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 7:26 AM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
28. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 3:54 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
29. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 3:59 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
30. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 19, 4:45 PM GMT-4 · 4483 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
31. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 3:53 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
32. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 3:57 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
33. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 4:22 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
34. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 5:51 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
35. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 20, 6:42 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
36. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 22, 10:45 PM GMT-4 · 4480 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
37. 3.841 km N of Iquique, ChileMon, Jun 23, 9:08 PM GMT-4 · 4479 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
38. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 25, 9:50 PM GMT-4 · 4477 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
39. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 26, 8:06 AM GMT-4 · 4476 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
40. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 26, 11:50 PM GMT-4 · 4476 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
41. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 29, 10:29 PM GMT-4 · 4473 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
42. 4.128 km S of Iquique, ChileMon, Jun 30, 9:17 PM GMT-4 · 4472 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
43. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, Jul 1, 3:58 PM GMT-4 · 4471 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
44. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Jul 4, 10:34 PM GMT-4 · 4468 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
45. 4.590 km SW of Iquique, ChileSat, Jul 5, 7:00 AM GMT-4 · 4467 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
46. 4.387 km SW of Iquique, ChileMon, Jul 7, 5:28 PM GMT-4 · 4465 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
47. 4.976 km SW of Iquique, ChileTue, Jul 8, 12:04 PM GMT-4 · 4464 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
48. 5.521 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jul 13, 4:54 PM GMT-4 · 4459 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 19
49. 4.330 km N of Iquique, ChileTue, Jul 15, 7:12 AM GMT-4 · 4457 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3

Before

1. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSat, May 17, 5:23 AM GMT-4 · 4516 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
2. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, ChileSat, May 17, 5:11 AM GMT-4 · 4516 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
3. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 14, 4:19 AM GMT-4 · 4519 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
4. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 14, 4:02 AM GMT-4 · 4519 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
5. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 14, 1:57 AM GMT-4 · 4520 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
6. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 14, 1:51 AM GMT-4 · 4520 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
7. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, May 13, 3:33 PM GMT-4 · 4520 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
8. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, ChileMon, May 12, 7:54 AM GMT-4 · 4521 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
9. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 11, 11:29 AM GMT-4 · 4522 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
10. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 11, 1:01 AM GMT-4 · 4523 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
11. 4.129 km W of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 5:09 PM GMT-4 · 4524 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
12. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 7:16 AM GMT-4 · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
13. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 12:58 AM GMT-4 · 4525 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
14. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 7, 9:27 AM GMT-4 · 4526 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
15. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, May 7, 1:44 AM GMT-4 · 4527 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
16. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, ChileTue, May 6, 11:56 PM GMT-4 · 4527 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
17. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 6:52 PM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
18. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, May 5, 8:56 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
19. 4.379 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 8:03 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
20. 5.465 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 7:21 AM GMT-4 · 4528 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qsct. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:21 PM UTC.