Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 88 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 88 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 4, 2014, 11:05 PM GMT-3 (02:05 UTC), 19 km (12 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
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-05 02:05:47 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.999° S, 70.961° 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
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 165°, dip 45°, rake 91°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 344°, dip 45°, rake 89°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
40

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. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.1103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.080 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.785 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.188 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.673 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.242 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4559 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.915 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.677 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.211 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.897 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.8107 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.474 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4559 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.877 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.399 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4559 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.199 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.168 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.982 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 4.1122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 3.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 4.279 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.268 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.238 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.983 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 4.390 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 4.145 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 5.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 4.596 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4558 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 4.693 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 4.589 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 5.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 4.861 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4556 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 4.1109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.943 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.214 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.356 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.083 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.672 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.0126 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.885 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.499 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.887 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.2104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.539 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.874 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 5.293 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.486 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.979 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p66d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.