M4.8 earthquake 85 km WSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 85 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 4, 2014, 1:02 PM GMT-3 (16:02 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.8	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
4.8	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 190.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p54t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.