M4.4 earthquake 69 km SSE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 69 km SSE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Nov 16, 2014, 7:55 AM GMT-3 (10:55 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-11-16 10:55:10 UTC
- Depth
- 45.4 km (28.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.812° S, 69.951° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4330 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.138 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4322 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.2123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4306 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.155 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4280 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 4.085 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4349 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.757 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4357 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
- 4.298 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4358 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.896 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4361 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4366 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sy3f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.