Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 97 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 97 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 1:32 AM GMT-3 (04:32 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 80 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mww), light
Local time: Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 1:32 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-04-09 04:32:55 UTC
Depth: 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.928° S, 71.029° 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: 4.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 178°, dip 63°, rake 98°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 341°, dip 28°, rake 75°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 140°
Stations used: 95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 143.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pc16 (also filed as iscgem609948516). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.