Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 72 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 72 km W of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 3:32 AM GMT-3 (06:32 UTC), 13 km (8 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
3.9 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-03-19 06:32:55 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.100° S, 70.835° 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
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 320°, dip 14°, rake 79°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 152°, dip 76°, rake 93°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.267 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.080 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 6.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 18
  4. 5.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.680 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.5100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 5.6100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.689 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.683 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.683 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.8109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.998 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.1108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 5.0106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.0103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 4.0114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.386 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 4.3103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.0113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 6.393 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 13
  29. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 4.497 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 4.180 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 4.680 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 5.179 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 4.098 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 4.473 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 4.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 4.186 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 4.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4576 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 4.583 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 5.777 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4575 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 4.797 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 5.687 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 4.586 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 4.1114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 5.083 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 4.184 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 4.096 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 5.798 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  54. 4.888 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 4.898 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 4.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 4.6101 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 5.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 4.188 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 4.783 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.158 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.065 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 5.874 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.377 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.6101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.3125 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 5.067 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.972 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.596 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.279 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4581 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.661 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.479 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.497 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.866 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.094 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.477 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 4.468 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.078 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

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