Chile earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 78 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 78 km W of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Apr 7, 2014, 11:03 AM GMT-3 (14:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 87 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2014-04-07 14:03:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.124° S, 70.898° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
172

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 159.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p8vx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.