Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 89 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 89 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 11:15 AM GMT-3 (14:15 UTC), 17 km (11 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
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-03-22 14:15:37 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.817° S, 70.892° 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
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 331°, dip 25°, rake 97°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 143°, dip 65°, rake 87°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.683 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.683 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.8109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.998 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.1108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 5.0106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.0103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.0114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.386 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.3103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.0113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 6.393 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 13
  19. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 4.497 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 4.180 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 4.680 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 5.179 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 4.098 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 4.473 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 4.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 4.186 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 4.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4572 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.583 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 5.777 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4572 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 4.797 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 5.687 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 4.586 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 4.1114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 5.083 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 4.184 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 4.096 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 5.798 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  44. 4.888 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 4.898 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 4.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 4.6101 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 5.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 4.188 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 3.8100 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 4.190 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 4.092 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 4.694 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 5.284 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 4.2109 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 4.392 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 4.387 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 5.6100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.5100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.680 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 5.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 6.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 18
  8. 4.080 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.267 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.972 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.783 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.158 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.065 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 5.874 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  16. 4.377 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.6101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.3125 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 5.067 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  20. 4.972 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nl2c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.