Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 72 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 72 km W of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Mar 18, 2014, 11:18 AM GMT-3 (14:18 UTC), 9 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
4.9 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-03-18 14:18:34 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.159° S, 70.843° 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
4.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 147°, dip 88°, rake 90°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 318°, dip 3°, rake 81°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_MODELING_OF_BROAD_BAND_P_WAVEFORMS
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
105

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nfgx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.