Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 85 km NW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 85 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Aug 2, 2014, 10:56 AM GMT-4 (14:56 UTC), 43 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 14 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-08-02 14:56:10 UTC
Depth
42.6 km (26.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.612° S, 70.669° 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
±0.37
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.314 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4430 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 23
  2. 4.272 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4429 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.895 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4427 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.023 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4426 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.798 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4419 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.480 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4416 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4401 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.164 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4395 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.576 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4394 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4386 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.961 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4443 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.532 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4445 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.435 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4446 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.696 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4446 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.1102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4446 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4450 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 5.046 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4454 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4456 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 5.075 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4456 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.330 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4459 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  11. 5.521 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4461 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 19
  12. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4469 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s2q4. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.