Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 38 km NNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Apr 5, 2014, 5:20 PM GMT-3 (20:20 UTC), 41 km (25 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 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-05 20:20:29 UTC
Depth
40.6 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.882° S, 70.251° 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
4.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 347°, dip 41°, rake 106°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 146°, dip 51°, rake 76°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.983 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.145 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 5.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4559 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 5.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.030 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.861 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4558 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 4.1109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 4.025 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 6.271 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 4.076 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.268 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.774 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.982 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.168 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.399 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.877 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4560 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.474 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.8107 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 4560 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.211 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.677 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.915 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.4Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 5.242 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.673 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.1103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.4101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.395 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4561 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p6xe. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.