Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Jan 6, 2014, 1:23 PM GMT-3 (16:23 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 91 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-01-06 16:23:22 UTC
Depth
105.4 km (65.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.523° S, 68.817° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.351 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4647 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4647 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4636 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.0103 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4636 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.891 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4636 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.5147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4613 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.598 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4613 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.9104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4604 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.5150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4603 days ago · 118 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.0106 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4594 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.5150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4593 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.6142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4659 days ago · 124 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4661 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.1163 km N of Calama, Chile · 4662 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2126 km WNW of Colchani, Bolivia · 4665 days ago · 165 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000lxrb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.