Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 104 km NW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 104 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 6:41 PM GMT-3 (21:41 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 63 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2014-01-21 21:41:21 UTC
Depth
37.8 km (23.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.683° S, 70.974° 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.

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0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 106.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000midb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.