Chile earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 85 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 85 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jun 19, 2014, 3:54 PM GMT-4 (19:54 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mww), moderate
Local time: Thu, Jun 19, 2014, 3:54 PM GMT-4
UTC: 2014-06-19 19:54:04 UTC
Depth: 10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.841° S, 70.870° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 5
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Map: Automatic

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Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

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: 5.8 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 150°, dip 71°, rake 77°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 6°, dip 22°, rake 124°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 43°
Stations used: 593

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rh54 (also filed as iscgem604747577). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.