Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 96 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 96 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Jul 28, 2014, 12:23 PM GMT-4 (16:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 95 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-07-28 16:23:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.910° S, 71.019° 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
±0.32
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.435 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4448 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.532 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4448 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.265 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4446 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.961 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4446 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.185 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4444 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.390 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4437 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.272 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4431 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.895 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4430 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.023 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4429 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.382 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4426 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.798 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4422 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.480 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4419 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4404 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.164 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4397 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.576 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4397 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4389 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.1102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4449 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4453 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.046 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4456 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4459 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 5.075 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4459 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.330 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4462 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  7. 5.521 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4464 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 19
  8. 4.590 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4472 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4472 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.298 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4476 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4477 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away

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