Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 25 km N of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 25 km N of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 9:20 AM GMT-3 (12:20 UTC), 34 km (21 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
4.0 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-09 12:20:10 UTC
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.980° S, 70.133° 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
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 120°, dip 44°, rake -161°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 16°, dip 77°, rake -48°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 6.271 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.076 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4546 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4537 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 4.679 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  52. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 3.881 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 4.5101 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4533 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4557 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.394 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.747 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.861 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.364 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.880 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.030 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.562 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.090 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.423 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.490 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 5.178 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pch5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.