Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 98 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 98 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Oct 24, 2014, 9:36 PM GMT-3 (00:36 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 103 km W of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-10-25 00:36:26 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.885° S, 70.774° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
4.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 291°, dip 33°, rake 43°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 163°, dip 68°, rake 115°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.757 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4358 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.469 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4337 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.4179 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4335 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.0103 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4331 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.138 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4323 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.694 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4321 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.052 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4304 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.896 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4362 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.983 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4377 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 5.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4377 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sqgh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.