M4.4 earthquake 141 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 141 km E of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Aug 14, 2014, 10:03 PM GMT-4 (02:03 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 116 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-08-15 02:03:48 UTC
- Depth
- 122.1 km (75.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.340° S, 68.802° 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
- 4.195 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4426 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.9105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4425 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.6116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4420 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
- 4.6141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4418 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 4401 days ago · 132 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.5115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4391 days ago · 111 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.0153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4371 days ago · 145 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s2ub. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.