Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 76 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Aug 12, 2014, 9:02 PM GMT-4 (01:02 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 116 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-08-13 01:02:29 UTC
Depth
79.4 km (49.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.434° S, 69.459° 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

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s67m. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.