Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 80 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 80 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, 12:43 PM GMT-3 (15:43 UTC), 25 km (15 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-03 15:43:52 UTC
Depth
24.9 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.813° S, 70.582° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p33e. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.