Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 76 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 76 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Apr 12, 2014, 6:20 AM GMT-3 (09:20 UTC), 27 km (17 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
4.0 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-12 09:20:35 UTC
Depth
27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.607° S, 70.751° 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
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 136°, dip 67°, rake 71°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 358°, dip 30°, rake 128°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.0106 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.385 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.293 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 5.573 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4546 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.374 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 5.188 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.234 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.691 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4545 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.384 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4544 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 5.366 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.777 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 5.157 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.281 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.774 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.995 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 5.173 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.975 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.574 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4543 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.688 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.1100 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4542 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 4.097 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.292 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 4.1101 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 4.168 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 4.5102 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.1119 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 4.053 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 4.0Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 4.082 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4541 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 4.595 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 4.1105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 4.198 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 5.883 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 4.690 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 4.285 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 4.5Off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4539 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 4.079 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4538 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 4.4103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.895 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4537 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 3.893 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 4.093 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 4.882 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 5.189 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 4.1117 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 4.1106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4535 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 4.679 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 4.082 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4534 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.885 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4532 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 4.7Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4531 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 3.979 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 4.397 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 4.592 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4531 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 4.291 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 4.3105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4529 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 4.289 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 4.488 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4528 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 4.180 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.357 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.973 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.045 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.982 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.984 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 6.271 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.298 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 5.085 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.390 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4548 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.581 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4549 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.299 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.025 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 5.280 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.693 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.2103 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.483 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.379 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.156 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4550 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pheb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.