Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 96 km NW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 96 km NW of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Mar 24, 2014, 12:11 PM GMT-3 (15:11 UTC), 22 km (13 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), light
Local time
UTC
2014-03-24 15:11:44 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.590° S, 70.800° 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 350°, dip 25°, rake 110°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 148°, dip 66°, rake 81°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
31

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 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.798 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.888 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.898 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.6101 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 5.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.188 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.8100 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.190 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.092 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.694 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 5.284 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.2109 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.392 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.387 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4570 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.097 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4569 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4569 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.283 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4569 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.290 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.170 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.995 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.974 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 4.060 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 4.590 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 4.694 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.080 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 4.161 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 8.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 357 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  32. 4.280 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 5.047 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 6.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 5.879 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 5.776 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 5.695 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 5.6100 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 5.1105 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 5.392 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 5.169 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 4.967 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 5.264 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 4.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 4.957 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 5.451 km W of Puerto, Chile · 4563 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 5.450 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 4.679 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 4.438 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 4.160 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 4.769 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 4.696 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 4.3109 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 4.5112 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 5.2113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 4.760 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 4.651 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 4.799 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4562 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 4.967 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.184 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.083 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.1114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.586 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 5.687 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.797 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 5.2Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4571 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 5.777 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.583 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.3Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4571 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.186 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.091 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.473 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.098 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 5.179 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.680 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 5.183 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4572 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nn2f. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.