Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 98 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 98 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Aug 24, 2014, 9:55 AM GMT-4 (13:55 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-08-24 13:55:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.941° S, 71.047° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.480 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4413 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4399 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.164 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4392 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.576 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4391 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4384 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 5.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4373 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4373 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4369 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.0129 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4361 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.896 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4358 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.382 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4421 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.674 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4421 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.023 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4423 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.895 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4425 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.272 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4426 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.390 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4431 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.185 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4438 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.961 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4440 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.265 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4441 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.532 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4443 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.435 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4443 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.696 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4443 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.1102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4443 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s9pc. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.