Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 73 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 73 km W of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 11, 2014, 3:25 PM GMT-3 (18:25 UTC), 16 km (10 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
3.9 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-04-11 18:25:27 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.163° S, 70.856° 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
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 350°, dip 49°, rake 99°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 157°, dip 42°, rake 80°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.180 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.076 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4553 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4552 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 5.188 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4551 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 4.0115 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4547 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 5.3113 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 3.895 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4538 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.984 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4554 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 6.271 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.298 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4555 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.299 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.025 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.693 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.241 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.997 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4556 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.265 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4557 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pgiz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.