Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 14 km SSE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 4, 2014, 9:11 PM GMT-3 (00:11 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-04-05 00:11:48 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.335° S, 70.096° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.943 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.785 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.188 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.673 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 5.242 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4563 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.915 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.677 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.211 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.897 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.474 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4563 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.877 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.199 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.168 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.982 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.279 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.268 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.238 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 3.983 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.994 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.390 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.145 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 5.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 4.596 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 4.191 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 4.693 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 4.589 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 5.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 4.030 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 4.861 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 4.693 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 4.025 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 4.299 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 4.356 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.083 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.672 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.885 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.887 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4563 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.9Tarapaca, Chile · 4563 days ago · 58 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.539 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.874 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.486 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.979 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.830 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.189 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.982 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.283 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.478 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 6.370 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4564 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4564 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

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