Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 76 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 76 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Apr 14, 2015, 8:21 AM GMT-3 (11:21 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 71 km W of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-04-14 11:21:52 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.052° S, 70.860° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8105 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4168 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.387 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4153 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.396 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4153 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.194 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4151 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.296 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4151 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.2106 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4151 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.276 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4150 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.436 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4150 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 5.371 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4149 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 7
  10. 4.1Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4148 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.868 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4148 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.09 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4143 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.730 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4142 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  14. 5.084 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4140 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.187 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4134 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.770 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4131 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.573 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4131 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.373 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4131 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.083 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4131 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.1100 km WSW of Iquique, Chile · 4130 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.093 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4194 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.281 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4195 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.5Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile · 4207 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.082 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4207 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 5.284 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 4208 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000283f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.