Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 79 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 79 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 4:49 AM GMT-3 (07:49 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-09 07:49:22 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.939° S, 70.855° 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
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 334°, dip 33°, rake 77°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 169°, dip 57°, rake 98°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.025 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.299 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.2153 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.298 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 6.271 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.984 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.180 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.076 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 5.188 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.1109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4551 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.861 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 5.467 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pc7a. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.