Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 55 km SSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, 8:50 AM GMT-3 (11:50 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 70 km SW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Alto Hospicio forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-03 11:50:47 UTC
Depth
31.8 km (19.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.653° S, 70.398° 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
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 322°, dip 34°, rake 62°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 174°, dip 60°, rake 108°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.189 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.684 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4562 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.192 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.551 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.955 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.361 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.5107 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.887 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.5Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.987 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.280 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.386 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.063 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.341 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.473 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.182 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.070 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.674 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.152 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.572 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 4.3115 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.942 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.752 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 6.370 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.478 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 4.283 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 4.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 3.982 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 4.189 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 3.830 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.979 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 4.486 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 5.293 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 4.874 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 4.539 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 3.9Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 4.887 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 4.499 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 4.885 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 4.672 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 4.083 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 4.356 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 4.214 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 4.943 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 4.785 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 4.188 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 4.673 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 5.242 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 3.915 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 4.677 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 4.983 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.496 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.343 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.698 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 5.468 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.099 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.321 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.529 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.263 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.595 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.879 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.280 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.571 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.617 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 5.071 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.075 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 5.366 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 5.049 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.781 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 6.479 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p2t3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.