Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 87 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 87 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 4, 2014, 12:20 PM GMT-3 (15:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 71 km SW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwr), light
Local time: Fri, Apr 4, 2014, 12:20 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-04-04 15:20:59 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.930° S, 70.934° 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: 4.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 6°, dip 14°, rake 110°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 166°, dip 77°, rake 85°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 142°
Stations used: 32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usc000p52v (also filed as iscgem609948385). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.