M5.7 earthquake 77 km SW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 77 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jan 8, 2014, 1:22 AM GMT-3 (04:22 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-01-08 04:22:10 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.750° S, 70.633° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.67 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.7 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
| 5.6 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
| 5.6 | Mwr, regional moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
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
- 5.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 164°, dip 73°, rake 88°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 351°, dip 17°, rake 97°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 36°
- Stations used
- 191
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.778 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4646 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.07 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4645 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.394 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4638 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 5.396 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4650 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
- 4.986 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4651 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.181 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4651 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
- 4.159 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4651 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.280 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4653 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.785 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4653 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000lykc (also filed as iscgem603941599). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.