Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 80 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 80 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Jun 4, 2014, 1:04 PM GMT-4 (17:04 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 85 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mwr), moderate
Local time: Wed, Jun 4, 2014, 1:04 PM GMT-4
UTC: 2014-06-04 17:04:28 UTC
Depth: 38.8 km (24.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.652° S, 70.761° 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: 5.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 344°, dip 27°, rake 84°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 171°, dip 63°, rake 93°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Stations used: 0

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rayg (also filed as iscgem604699557). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.