Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 84 km WSW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 11, 2014, 5:39 AM GMT-3 (08:39 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-11 08:39:45 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.592° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.180 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.076 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 5.188 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4546 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 3.895 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4536 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 6.271 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.298 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.299 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.693 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.176 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.397 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 5.687 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.0Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4556 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pfvc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.