Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 2:35 PM GMT-3 (17:35 UTC), 17 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
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-03-22 17:35:24 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.727° S, 70.967° 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
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 330°, dip 39°, rake 74°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 170°, dip 53°, rake 102°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
29

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 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 5.0106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.0103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.0114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.386 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.3103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.0113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 6.393 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 13
  11. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.497 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.180 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 4.680 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 5.179 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.098 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.473 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 4.186 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4573 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 4.583 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 5.777 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4573 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 4.797 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 5.687 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 4.586 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 4.1114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 5.083 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 4.184 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 4.096 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 5.798 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  36. 4.888 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 4.898 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 4.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 4.6101 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 5.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 4.188 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 3.8100 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 4.190 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 4.092 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 4.694 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 5.284 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 4.2109 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 4.392 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 4.387 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 4.283 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 4.290 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 4.170 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 3.995 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 3.974 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 4.060 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 4.590 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.998 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.8109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.683 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.683 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.689 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 5.6100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 4.5100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.680 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 5.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 6.290 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 18
  16. 4.080 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.267 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.972 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.783 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.158 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4579 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nl9a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.