Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Mar 23, 2014, 1:45 PM GMT-3 (16:45 UTC), 12 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
4.0 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-03-23 16:45:14 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.697° S, 71.084° 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
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 338°, dip 34°, rake 87°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 162°, dip 56°, rake 92°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
28

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 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.393 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
  2. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.497 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.180 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.680 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.179 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.098 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.473 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.186 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4576 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.583 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 5.777 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4576 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.797 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 5.687 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.586 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.1114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 5.083 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 4.184 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 4.096 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 5.798 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  27. 4.888 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 4.898 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 4.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 4.6101 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 5.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4576 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 4.188 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 3.8100 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 4.190 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 4.092 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 4.694 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 5.284 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 4.2109 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 4.392 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4575 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 4.387 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4574 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 4.283 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4573 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 4.290 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 4.170 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 3.995 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 3.974 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 4.060 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 4.590 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 4.694 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 4.080 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 4.161 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 8.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 357 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  57. 4.280 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 5.047 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 6.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 5.879 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.3103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.386 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.0114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.0103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 5.0106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4577 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.087 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.1108 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.998 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.8109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.683 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.683 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.689 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 5.6100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4578 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nm75. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.