M5.2 earthquake 90 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 90 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 10:14 AM GMT-3 (13:14 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M8.2 93 km NW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.2	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.1	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nl0z. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.