Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 6:54 AM GMT-3 (09:54 UTC), 10 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
4.2 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-09 09:54:00 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.931° S, 71.090° 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 164°, dip 60°, rake 102°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 322°, dip 32°, rake 71°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.2153 km SW of Arica, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.298 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 6.271 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.984 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.180 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.076 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 5.3113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.1109 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4551 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.861 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pccb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.