Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 80 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 80 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 11, 2014, 8:56 PM GMT-3 (23:56 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-11 23:56:38 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.683° S, 70.733° 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
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 348°, dip 34°, rake 86°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 173°, dip 56°, rake 93°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_MODELING_OF_BROAD_BAND_P_WAVEFORMS
Station coverage gap
152°
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: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 96.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ph5a. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.