Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, 2:17 AM GMT-3 (05:17 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-03 05:17:11 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.758° S, 71.003° 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 169°, dip 81°, rake 104°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 290°, dip 16°, rake 33°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_MOMENT_TENSOR_INVERSION
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
117

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p2cp. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.