Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 68 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 68 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 5:32 AM GMT-3 (08:32 UTC), 8 km (5 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: Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 5:32 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-03-17 08:32:35 UTC
Depth: 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.985° S, 70.758° 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: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 221°, dip 80°, rake -76°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 347°, dip 17°, rake -143°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_MOMENT_TENSOR_INVERSION
Station coverage gap: 91°
Stations used: 175

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 50 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 usc000ndym (also filed as iscgem604162393). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.