M5.6 earthquake 153 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 153 km E of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 5:39 PM GMT-4 (21:39 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-23 21:39:08 UTC
- Depth
- 118.7 km (73.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.227° S, 68.678° W
- Region
- Chile
- 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
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
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
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.6 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 329°, dip 65°, rake -122°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 206°, dip 40°, rake -40°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 32°
- Stations used
- 414
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6143 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4438 days ago · 115 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.276 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4431 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.4141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4429 days ago · 122 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.195 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4427 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.9105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4425 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.6116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4421 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
- 4.6141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4419 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 4402 days ago · 132 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.5115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4391 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rwqe (also filed as iscgem605098866). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.