Chile earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 71 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 71 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 11:56 PM GMT-3 (02:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 79 km SW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Apr 2, 2014, 11:56 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-04-03 02:56:05 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.747° S, 70.531° W
Region: Chile
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 82°
Stations used: 83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 128 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 usc000p27s (also filed as iscgem604399522). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.