M4.3 earthquake 51 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 51 km E of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:45 PM GMT-3 (16:45 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 91 km E 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-01-10 16:45:00 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.236° S, 69.655° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.07 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4645 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.394 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4638 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4636 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.0103 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4635 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.891 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4635 days ago · 95 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.598 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4612 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.9104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4603 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4603 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.0106 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4593 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000m199. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.