Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 139 km NW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 139 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, May 28, 2014, 1:27 AM GMT-4 (05:27 UTC), 17 km (11 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-05-28 05:27:04 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.428° S, 71.196° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4509 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.162 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4507 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.3119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4506 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.295 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4503 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.699 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4502 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.3102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4501 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.2114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.095 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4492 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.4104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4492 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.472 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4489 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.896 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.268 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.969 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.175 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4488 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 5.885 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4487 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  20. 5.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4487 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.5120 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4487 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 5.692 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 5.899 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 4.0108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4484 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4480 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4475 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 4.1101 km W of Arica, Chile · 4475 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4472 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 5.075 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4459 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4459 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4452 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4511 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.096 km S of Arica, Chile · 4512 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.0101 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4512 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.060 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4516 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.679 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 5.681 km WNW of Puerto, Chile · 4521 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.6102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 5.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.591 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.282 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4526 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.962 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.0122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4533 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.379 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 5.465 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

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