Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 93 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 93 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 1, 2014, 11:32 PM GMT-3 (02:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.7 53 km SW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 02:32:51 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.813° S, 70.940° 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
4.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 29°, dip 34°, rake 110°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 184°, dip 58°, rake 77°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.161 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.2120 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.9115 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.494 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.433 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.564 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.433 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.495 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.489 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.6106 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.497 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.4102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 5.490 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.6111 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.669 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.492 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.684 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.687 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 5.297 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 5.572 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.431 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 5.4106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 4.756 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.555 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.479 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 4.1113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 4.5115 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 4.288 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 4.577 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 4.894 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 4.1114 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 4.6104 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 4.1122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 4.385 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 4.878 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 4.1102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 5.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 4.393 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 4.0104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 4.178 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 4.712 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 4.161 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 4.3Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 4.397 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 5.064 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 4.191 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 4.3132 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 4.399 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 4.2102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 3.966 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 4.0108 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 5.485 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 4.178 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 4.177 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 4.572 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.6112 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.598 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.2114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.478 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.083 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.585 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.144 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.469 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.967 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.799 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4567 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.651 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.760 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 5.2113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.5153 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.5112 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.3109 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.696 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4567 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p03y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.