Chile earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Mar 23, 2014, 5:23 PM GMT-3 (20:23 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: 5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, Mar 23, 2014, 5:23 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-03-23 20:23:03 UTC
Depth: 16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.877° S, 70.863° 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: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 161°, dip 55°, rake 87°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 347°, dip 35°, rake 95°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 99°
Stations used: 64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nmcf (also filed as iscgem604187251). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.