Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 82 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 82 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Jun 19, 2014, 3:59 PM GMT-4 (19:59 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 99 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Thu, Jun 19, 2014, 3:59 PM GMT-4
UTC: 2014-06-19 19:59:42 UTC
Depth: 20.7 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.870° S, 70.853° 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.

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: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 178°, dip 67°, rake 94°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 348°, dip 23°, rake 81°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 38°
Stations used: 130

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rh5s (also filed as iscgem604747578). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.