Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 95 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 95 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 6:10 AM GMT-4 (10:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 90 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mww), light
Local time
UTC
2014-08-16 10:10:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.014° S, 71.036° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.8 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 151°, dip 70°, rake 82°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 353°, dip 21°, rake 110°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
200

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.023 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4424 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.674 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4422 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.382 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4422 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.798 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4417 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.480 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4414 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4399 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.164 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4393 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.576 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4392 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4384 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 5.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4373 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4373 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4369 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.272 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4427 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.390 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4432 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.185 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4439 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.961 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4441 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.265 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4441 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.532 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4443 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.435 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4443 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.696 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4444 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.1102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4444 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4448 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 5.046 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4451 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4454 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 5.075 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4454 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s3bl. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.