Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 71 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 71 km W of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Jun 8, 2014, 5:24 PM GMT-4 (21:24 UTC), 20 km (13 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
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2014-06-08 21:24:13 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.231° S, 70.831° 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 174°, dip 50°, rake 107°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 328°, dip 43°, rake 70°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rcsl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.