Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 9:01 PM GMT-3 (00:01 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 45 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mwr), moderate
Local time: Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 9:01 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-04-03 00:01:16 UTC
Depth: 25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.682° S, 71.176° 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: 5.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 154°, dip 54°, rake 73°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 2°, dip 39°, rake 112°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 80°
Stations used: 90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 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 usc000p22l (also filed as iscgem604399082). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC.