M4.2 earthquake 124 km NW of Iquique, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 5:18 PM GMT-3

UTC

2014-03-15 20:18:49 UTC

Depth

27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.464° S, 71.042° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

FROM_LOCATION

Station coverage gap

141°

Stations used

24

• Iquique, ChilePopulation 199,587. Forecast125 kmNW
• Arequipa, PeruPopulation 1,195,700. Forecast345 kmS

After

1. 4.0130 km NW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 4:56 AM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
2. 6.763 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:16 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 43 · tsunami flag
3. 4.573 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:24 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
4. 5.071 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:26 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
5. 4.964 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:26 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
6. 4.563 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:27 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
7. 4.185 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:32 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
8. 4.769 km NW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:35 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
9. 4.853 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:42 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
10. 4.660 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:44 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
11. 4.558 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:46 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
12. 4.174 km NW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:52 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
13. 4.469 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:56 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
14. 4.667 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 6:59 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
15. 4.151 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 7:03 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
16. 4.984 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 7:29 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
17. 4.753 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 7:36 PM GMT-3 · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
18. 4.881 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 7:54 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
19. 4.561 km W of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 8:08 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
20. 5.159 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 9:12 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
21. 4.269 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 9:55 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
22. 5.279 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 10:34 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
23. 4.566 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 10:55 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
24. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 11:05 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
25. 4.7124 km NW of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 16, 11:41 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
26. 4.254 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 12:28 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
27. 4.1117 km SW of Arica, ChileMon, Mar 17, 1:16 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
28. 4.371 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 1:59 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
29. 4.482 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:09 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
30. 6.479 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:11 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 19
31. 5.078 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:19 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
32. 5.172 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:21 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
33. 4.672 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:24 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
34. 4.484 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:43 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
35. 4.789 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:44 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
36. 4.865 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:46 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
37. 4.179 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:47 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
38. 4.092 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 3:10 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
39. 4.191 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 3:13 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
40. 4.070 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 3:17 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
41. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 3:47 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
42. 4.580 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 4:18 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
43. 4.365 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 4:54 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
44. 5.268 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 5:32 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
45. 4.769 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
46. 4.175 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 6:12 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
47. 4.985 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 8:12 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
48. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 8:16 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
49. 4.484 km W of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 8:29 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
50. 4.184 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 8:36 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
51. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 8:46 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
52. 4.587 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 10:35 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
53. 4.078 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 11:42 AM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
54. 4.468 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
55. 4.477 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 2:53 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
56. 4.094 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 3:01 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
57. 4.866 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 4:05 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
58. 4.497 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 5:10 PM GMT-3 · 4581 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
59. 4.479 km WNW of Iquique, ChileMon, Mar 17, 9:12 PM GMT-3 · 4580 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
60. 4.661 km WNW of Iquique, ChileTue, Mar 18, 6:30 AM GMT-3 · 4580 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 4.4133 km SW of Arica, ChileSat, Mar 15, 5:18 PM GMT-3 · 4583 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
2. 4.7130 km SW of Arica, ChileSat, Mar 15, 5:14 PM GMT-3 · 4583 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
3. 4.2127 km NW of Iquique, ChileSat, Mar 15, 6:31 AM GMT-3 · 4583 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
4. 4.1124 km NW of Iquique, ChileSun, Feb 16, 5:49 AM GMT-3 · 4610 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
5. 4.0122 km NW of Iquique, ChileSun, Feb 16, 12:56 AM GMT-3 · 4610 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away

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