M4.5 earthquake 121 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 121 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Jul 12, 2014, 2:55 AM GMT-4 (06:55 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 153 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-12 06:55:29 UTC
- Depth
- 111.5 km (69.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.703° S, 69.127° 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
- ±0.13
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6153 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4450 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.6143 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4437 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.276 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4430 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4428 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.195 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4426 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.9105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4425 days ago · 103 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.6116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4420 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rsb8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.