Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 122 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Apr 5, 2014, 3:48 PM GMT-3 (18:48 UTC), 16 km (10 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
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-05 18:48:37 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.738° S, 71.203° 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
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 339°, dip 50°, rake 81°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 173°, dip 41°, rake 101°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.268 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.983 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.145 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.596 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4559 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.589 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 5.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.1109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 4.2153 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 4.298 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 3.982 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.399 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.877 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.474 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.8107 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4561 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.677 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 5.242 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.188 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.1103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.943 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.356 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.672 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.2110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.0126 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p6ss. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC.