M4.2 earthquake 72 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Thu, Aug 14, 2014, 6:15 PM GMT-4

UTC

2014-08-14 22:15:31 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

20.026° S, 70.816° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

FROM_LOCATION

Station coverage gap

154°

Stations used

37

• Iquique, ChilePopulation 199,587. Forecast73 kmWNW
• Arequipa, PeruPopulation 1,195,700. Forecast410 kmS

After

1. 4.895 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSat, Aug 16, 6:10 AM GMT-4 · 4428 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
2. 4.023 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Aug 17, 2:30 PM GMT-4 · 4427 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
3. 4.674 km SW of Iquique, ChileTue, Aug 19, 7:12 PM GMT-4 · 4425 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
4. 4.382 km SW of Iquique, ChileTue, Aug 19, 7:51 PM GMT-4 · 4425 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
5. 4.798 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Aug 24, 9:55 AM GMT-4 · 4420 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
6. 4.480 km NW of Iquique, ChileWed, Aug 27, 2:13 PM GMT-4 · 4417 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
7. 4.954 km SSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Sep 4, 5:26 AM GMT-4 · 4409 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Sep 11, 12:13 AM GMT-3 · 4403 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
9. 4.164 km W of Iquique, ChileWed, Sep 17, 6:59 PM GMT-3 · 4396 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
10. 4.576 km W of Iquique, ChileThu, Sep 18, 3:14 PM GMT-3 · 4395 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
11. 4.290 km WNW of Iquique, ChileFri, Sep 26, 5:02 AM GMT-3 · 4388 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
12. 5.390 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, Oct 7, 9:33 AM GMT-3 · 4376 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
13. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, Oct 7, 10:05 AM GMT-3 · 4376 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
14. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSat, Oct 11, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 4373 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away

Before

1. 5.314 km ENE of Iquique, ChileWed, Aug 13, 8:02 PM GMT-4 · 4431 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 23
2. 4.390 km WSW of Iquique, ChileSat, Aug 9, 1:01 PM GMT-4 · 4435 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
3. 4.185 km NW of Iquique, ChileSat, Aug 2, 10:56 AM GMT-4 · 4442 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
4. 3.961 km WSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jul 31, 12:55 PM GMT-4 · 4444 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
5. 4.265 km WSW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jul 31, 6:42 AM GMT-4 · 4444 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
6. 4.532 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, Jul 29, 9:01 AM GMT-4 · 4446 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
7. 4.435 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Jul 28, 8:47 PM GMT-4 · 4447 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
8. 4.696 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Jul 28, 12:23 PM GMT-4 · 4447 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
9. 4.1102 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Jul 28, 12:20 PM GMT-4 · 4447 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
10. 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, ChileThu, Jul 24, 2:56 PM GMT-4 · 4451 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
11. 3.918 km ESE of Iquique, ChileMon, Jul 21, 11:28 AM GMT-4 · 4454 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
12. 5.046 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Jul 20, 8:21 PM GMT-4 · 4455 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
13. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, ChileFri, Jul 18, 1:46 AM GMT-4 · 4458 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
14. 5.075 km W of Iquique, ChileFri, Jul 18, 1:24 AM GMT-4 · 4458 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s6aj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.