Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 98 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 98 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 2:27 PM GMT-3 (17:27 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2014-03-22 17:27:20 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.786° S, 70.974° 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 335°, dip 73°, rake 87°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 165°, dip 17°, rake 100°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
23

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.1108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 5.0106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.0103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.0114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.386 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.3103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.0113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 6.393 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 13
  12. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.497 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.180 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.680 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 5.179 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.098 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 4.473 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 4.186 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4578 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.583 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 5.777 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4578 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 4.797 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 5.687 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 4.586 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.1114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 5.083 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 4.184 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 4.096 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 5.798 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  37. 4.888 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 4.898 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 4.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 4.6101 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 5.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 4.188 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 3.8100 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 4.190 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 4.092 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 4.694 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 5.284 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 4.2109 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 4.392 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 4.387 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 4.283 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 4.290 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 4.170 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 3.995 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 3.974 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 4.060 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.8109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.683 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.683 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.689 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 5.6100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.5100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 42 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.680 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 5.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 6.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4580 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 18
  15. 4.080 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4582 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.267 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4583 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.972 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4583 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.783 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4583 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.158 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4583 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4583 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nl8h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.