M4.2 earthquake 118 km WNW of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 118 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Feb 14, 2015, 11:47 AM GMT-3 (14:47 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 85 km W 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-02-14 14:47:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.8 km (21.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.812° S, 71.202° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.685 km W of Iquique, Chile · 4237 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.281 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4194 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.093 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4193 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.376 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4186 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tpcd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.