Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 94 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 94 km W of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Dec 2, 2014, 12:56 AM GMT-3 (03:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 87 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-12-02 03:56:47 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.279° S, 71.055° 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
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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
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 348°, dip 32°, rake 92°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 166°, dip 58°, rake 89°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4320 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.989 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4320 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4310 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4310 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4298 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4290 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.155 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4281 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.381 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4269 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4323 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.138 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4323 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4323 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 5.398 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4323 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  5. 5.0103 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4331 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.4179 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4335 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.6104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4335 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.991 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4348 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000t208. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.