Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 83 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 83 km W of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, 8:41 AM GMT-3 (11:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 70 km SW 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 11:41:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.247° S, 70.946° 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 164°, dip 68°, rake 100°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 319°, dip 24°, rake 68°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
122

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 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.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p2rw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.