M5.6 earthquake 89 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 89 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Fri, May 30, 2014, 11:32 AM GMT-4 (15:32 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-05-30 15:32:27 UTC
- Depth
- 59.6 km (37.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.302° S, 69.999° W
- Region
- Chile
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 4.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.6 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 359°, dip 88°, rake 10°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 269°, dip 80°, rake 178°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.128 km S of Iquique, Chile · 4471 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.387 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4465 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.976 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4464 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.15 km E of Tocopilla, Chile · 4451 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000r94c (also filed as iscgem604663003). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.