Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 76 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 76 km SW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Jul 8, 2014, 12:04 PM GMT-4 (16:04 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 21 km WSW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-07-08 16:04:20 UTC
Depth
24.9 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.781° S, 70.569° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.521 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4466 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 19
  2. 5.075 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4461 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.6Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4461 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 5.046 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4458 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.918 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4458 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.489 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4455 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.435 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4450 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.532 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4450 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.265 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4448 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.961 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4448 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.390 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4439 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 5.314 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4434 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 23
  13. 4.272 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4433 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.895 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4432 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.023 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4431 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.674 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4428 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.382 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4428 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.954 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 4413 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.387 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4471 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.590 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4474 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.181 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4474 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.128 km S of Iquique, Chile · 4478 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.084 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.262 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4483 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.993 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4486 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.682 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 5.787 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.175 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.969 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.268 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.896 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4490 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.472 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4491 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.171 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4500 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away

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