Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 106 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 106 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Mar 14, 2014, 12:31 PM GMT-3 (15:31 UTC), 96 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 79 km N of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-03-14 15:31:18 UTC
Depth
95.6 km (59.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.486° S, 69.482° 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
±0.14
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6128 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  2. 5.879 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.967 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.651 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.433 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.489 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.712 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.239 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.785 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.950 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.337 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.9121 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4561 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.1131 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.238 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.191 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.025 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.0105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.881 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.5101 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.575 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4527 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.299 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4524 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.395 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4523 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.0106 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4591 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.5127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4593 days ago · 111 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.9104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4601 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.598 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4610 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nbbj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC.