Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 105 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, Feb 5, 2014, 8:51 AM GMT-3 (11:51 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Feb 5, 2014, 8:51 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2014-02-05 11:51:05 UTC
Depth: 39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 21.377° S, 69.517° 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 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 80°, dip 46°, rake 113°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 229°, dip 49°, rake 68°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Stations used: 0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mi5d (also filed as iscgem604036058). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.