Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 79 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 79 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Mar 16, 2014, 10:34 PM GMT-3 (01:34 UTC), 10 km (6 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: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, Mar 16, 2014, 10:34 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-03-17 01:34:55 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.956° S, 70.860° 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: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 176°, dip 67°, rake 82°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 15°, dip 24°, rake 107°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 80°
Stations used: 117

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ndtr (also filed as iscgem604162243). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.