M4.5 earthquake 82 km SSW of Iquique, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, May 26, 2014, 11:34 PM GMT-4

UTC

2014-05-27 03:34:39 UTC

Depth

36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

20.876° S, 70.504° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Oblique reverse

Moment magnitude

4.5 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 287°, dip 26°, rake 41°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 159°, dip 73°, rake 110°

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Station coverage gap

137°

Stations used

56

• Alto Hospicio, ChilePopulation 142,086. Forecast79 kmSSW
• Arequipa, PeruPopulation 1,195,700. Forecast510 kmSSE

After

1. 4.656 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, May 28, 2:14 PM GMT-4 · 4510 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
2. 5.289 km NNE of Tocopilla, ChileFri, May 30, 7:41 AM GMT-4 · 4508 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
3. 5.689 km NNE of Tocopilla, ChileFri, May 30, 11:32 AM GMT-4 · 4508 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
4. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 4, 1:04 PM GMT-4 · 4503 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
5. 4.184 km SW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 4, 3:35 PM GMT-4 · 4503 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
6. 4.916 km SSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 5, 4:19 PM GMT-4 · 4502 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
7. 4.171 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Jun 8, 5:24 PM GMT-4 · 4499 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
8. 4.472 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 12:02 AM GMT-4 · 4489 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
9. 3.896 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:24 PM GMT-4 · 4489 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
10. 4.268 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:27 PM GMT-4 · 4489 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
11. 3.969 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 7:30 PM GMT-4 · 4489 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
12. 4.175 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 18, 8:31 PM GMT-4 · 4489 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
13. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, ChileWed, Jun 25, 9:50 PM GMT-4 · 4482 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
14. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jun 26, 8:06 AM GMT-4 · 4481 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
15. 4.128 km S of Iquique, ChileMon, Jun 30, 9:17 PM GMT-4 · 4477 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
16. 4.590 km SW of Iquique, ChileSat, Jul 5, 7:00 AM GMT-4 · 4472 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
17. 4.387 km SW of Iquique, ChileMon, Jul 7, 5:28 PM GMT-4 · 4470 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
18. 4.976 km SW of Iquique, ChileTue, Jul 8, 12:04 PM GMT-4 · 4469 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
19. 5.521 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSun, Jul 13, 4:54 PM GMT-4 · 4464 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 19
20. 5.075 km W of Iquique, ChileFri, Jul 18, 1:24 AM GMT-4 · 4459 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
21. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, ChileFri, Jul 18, 1:46 AM GMT-4 · 4459 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
22. 5.046 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Jul 20, 8:21 PM GMT-4 · 4457 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
23. 3.918 km ESE of Iquique, ChileMon, Jul 21, 11:28 AM GMT-4 · 4456 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away

Before

1. 4.227 km ESE of Iquique, ChileThu, May 22, 10:21 AM GMT-4 · 4516 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
2. 4.060 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, May 21, 3:21 PM GMT-4 · 4517 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
3. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, ChileMon, May 12, 7:54 AM GMT-4 · 4526 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
4. 4.089 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 11, 1:01 AM GMT-4 · 4527 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
5. 4.129 km W of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 5:09 PM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
6. 4.195 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 7:16 AM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
7. 4.278 km WSW of Iquique, ChileFri, May 9, 12:58 AM GMT-4 · 4529 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
8. 4.379 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 8:03 AM GMT-4 · 4533 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
9. 5.465 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, May 5, 7:21 AM GMT-4 · 4533 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
10. 4.231 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 10:01 PM GMT-4 · 4534 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
11. 4.382 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 3:21 PM GMT-4 · 4534 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
12. 4.279 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, May 4, 2:34 PM GMT-4 · 4534 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
13. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSun, Apr 27, 10:47 PM GMT-4 · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
14. 3.885 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Apr 27, 10:45 AM GMT-4 · 4541 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000r4x4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC.