Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Dec 24, 2014, 3:37 PM GMT-3 (18:37 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 85 km W of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-12-24 18:37:03 UTC
Depth
36.4 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.863° S, 71.079° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.8 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.53
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.292 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4294 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.155 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4285 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.381 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4273 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.299 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4254 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.476 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4253 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.2118 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4250 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.685 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4243 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.188 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4314 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4314 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.989 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4324 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.0104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4324 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.694 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4325 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.1104 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4327 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.487 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4327 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 5.398 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4327 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t9ve. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.