Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 74 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 74 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Mar 29, 2014, 7:02 AM GMT-3 (10:02 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.9 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-03-29 10:02:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.026° S, 70.838° 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
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 123°, dip 67°, rake 113°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 255°, dip 32°, rake 47°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_MOMENT_TENSOR_INVERSION
Station coverage gap
168°
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 153 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 usc000nvui. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.