M3.9 earthquake 105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Aug 18, 2014, 3:34 AM GMT-4 (07:34 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 116 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-08-18 07:34:15 UTC
- Depth
- 103.4 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.867° S, 69.206° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4421 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
- 4.5115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4391 days ago · 111 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.8117 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4386 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.473 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4376 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
Before
- 4.195 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4427 days ago · 105 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.4141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4429 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.314 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4430 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 23
- 4.276 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4431 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.6143 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4438 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.6153 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4451 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.918 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4453 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s82c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.