Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 114 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 9:56 PM GMT-3 (00:56 UTC), 16 km (10 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 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-03-23 00:56:15 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.701° S, 71.095° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
27

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 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p0ru. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.