Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 4, 2014, 12:12 PM GMT-3 (15:12 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.2 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-04 15:12:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.789° S, 71.045° 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
4.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 11°, dip 26°, rake 118°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 161°, dip 67°, rake 77°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
33

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.887 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.499 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.885 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.0126 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.672 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.083 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.356 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.943 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.1103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.785 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.188 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 5.242 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4559 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.915 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.677 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.897 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.8107 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4558 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.474 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4558 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 4.877 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.399 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4558 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 4.199 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.982 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 4.1122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 4.268 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 4.238 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.983 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 4.145 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 5.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 4.596 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4557 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 4.589 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 5.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 4.861 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4555 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 4.539 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.874 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 5.293 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.486 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.979 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.830 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.189 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.982 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.283 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.752 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.986 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.231 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.2Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.942 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.3115 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.092 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p52d. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.