M5.4 earthquake 73 km NNE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 73 km NNE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Oct 7, 2014, 2:09 AM GMT-3 (05:09 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-10-07 05:09:10 UTC
- Depth
- 109.2 km (67.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.653° S, 69.769° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 4
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.4 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 353°, dip 73°, rake -83°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 151°, dip 18°, rake -110°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.2 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3118 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4364 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4358 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4135 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4351 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.696 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4326 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
- 4.1123 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4321 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sjf7 (also filed as iscgem605742446). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.