Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 23 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Apr 7, 2014, 2:46 PM GMT-3 (17:46 UTC), 31 km (19 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
2014-04-07 17:46:33 UTC
Depth
31.3 km (19.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.104° S, 70.345° 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
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 344°, dip 81°, rake -103°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 221°, dip 16°, rake -34°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
153

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.030 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.861 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4557 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.1109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.693 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 4.025 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 4.299 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.298 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 6.271 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.984 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 4.180 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.076 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 5.188 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 5.773 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.589 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.089 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.693 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.0105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4558 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.173 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.9Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4559 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.596 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 5.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.145 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.390 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.994 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.983 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4559 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.238 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.1114 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.268 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4560 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p9b8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.