Chile earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 51 km NNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 51 km NNW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, May 4, 2014, 9:06 PM GMT-4 (01:06 UTC), 44 km (27 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
3.5 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-05-05 01:06:51 UTC
Depth
44.2 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.814° S, 70.402° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.49
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
35

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000r4bu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.