Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Oct 7, 2014, 10:05 AM GMT-3 (13:05 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 98 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mww), light
Local time
UTC
2014-10-07 13:05:51 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.066° S, 70.938° 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.

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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
4.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 167°, dip 57°, rake 98°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 333°, dip 33°, rake 78°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
110

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4372 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.0129 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4364 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.896 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4361 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.298 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4358 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.757 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4357 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.991 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4347 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.6104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4334 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 5.0103 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4330 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.398 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4323 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4322 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.138 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4322 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4322 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.694 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4320 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.0104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4319 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.989 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4319 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 5.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4376 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4387 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.576 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4394 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.164 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4395 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.386 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4402 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sjig. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.