Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 78 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 78 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 3:04 AM GMT-3 (06:04 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.8 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-04-02 06:04:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.870° S, 70.804° 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
4.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 160°, dip 77°, rake 82°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 11°, dip 15°, rake 120°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
114

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 5.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.393 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.0104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.178 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.712 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.161 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.3Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.397 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.064 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.191 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.3132 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4565 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.399 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.2102 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.966 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.0108 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 5.485 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.178 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.177 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 4.572 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 4.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 4.598 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.2147 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 4.453 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 4.093 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 4.284 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 4.072 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 4.084 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 4.481 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 4.785 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.389 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 4.950 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 4.0111 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 4.337 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 4.037 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 4.247 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 5.334 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 4.554 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 4.398 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 4.5105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4565 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 4.253 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 4.499 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 4.279 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 4.149 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 5.0122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 6.545 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 30
  54. 4.992 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 7.753 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 177 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  56. 4.846 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 5.047 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 5.577 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 5.453 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 4.794 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4565 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.385 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.1122 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.6104 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.1114 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.894 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.577 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.288 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.5115 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.1113 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.479 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.555 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.756 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 5.4106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.431 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 5.572 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 5.297 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.687 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.684 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.492 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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