Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 119 km NW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 119 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Feb 4, 2014, 3:19 PM GMT-3 (18:19 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M8.2 93 km NW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-02-04 18:19:35 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.527° S, 71.029° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 244°, dip 30°, rake 3°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 152°, dip 88°, rake 120°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mh5j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.