Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 99 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 99 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 9, 2014, 11:44 AM GMT-3 (14:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 81 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-09 14:44:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.811° S, 70.868° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 93.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pcme. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.