Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 80 km WSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 80 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 8:14 AM GMT-3 (11:14 UTC), 10 km (6 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: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 8:14 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-04-09 11:14:43 UTC
Depth: 9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.601° S, 70.803° 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: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 151°, dip 57°, rake 69°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 6°, dip 38°, rake 119°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 92°
Stations used: 454

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 120.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pcf5 (also filed as iscgem609948527). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.