Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, Apr 14, 2016, 2:01 AM GMT-3 (05:01 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 147 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-14 05:01:15 UTC
Depth
103.4 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.967° S, 69.153° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
41

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.287 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.193 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3811 days ago · 89 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.2136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3777 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.178 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3775 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 5.1147 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3768 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.086 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3767 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3822 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.0115 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.7141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3828 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3832 days ago · 115 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.625 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3834 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3838 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.5133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3840 days ago · 117 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.0148 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3843 days ago · 119 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.2135 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3849 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005kuu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.