M4.4 earthquake 135 km NE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 135 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Oct 30, 2014, 11:46 PM GMT-3 (02:46 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-10-31 02:46:43 UTC
- Depth
- 113.4 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.390° S, 69.196° 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.
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
- 4.4 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 126°, dip 88°, rake 119°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 219°, dip 29°, rake 4°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.696 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4327 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
- 4.1123 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4322 days ago · 99 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.8143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4293 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000srwp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.