Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - 98km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Sunday, 6 April 2014
Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - 99km WSW of Iquique, Chile on Sunday, 6 April 2014
6 Apr 14:27 UTC: First to report: USGS after 21 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, April 06, 2014 09:06:07
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 8.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.4113°S / 71.0717°W
(Chile)Nearest volcano: Puchuldiza (246 km / 153 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
99 km (61 mi) SW of Iquique (pop: 227,500)
1452 km (902 mi) N of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Sun, 6 Apr 14:06 UTC | M 5.1 / 10 km | Near Coast of Northern Chile | GFZ |
| Sun, 6 Apr 14:06 UTC | M 5.3 / 10 km | OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE | EMSC |
| Sunday, April 06, 2014 09:06:07 (6 Apr 14:06:07 UTC) | M 5.3 / 8.3 km | 99km WSW of Iquique, Chile | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 5.3 quake: 99km WSW of Iquique, Chile, 6 Apr 2014 14:06
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (20 quakes):- 12 May 2014 00:33 UTC| M 3.0 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 10 May 2014 18:01 UTC| M 2.7 |34 km (21.1 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 09 May 2014 11:16 UTC| M 3.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|12 km (8 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 09 May 2014 11:16 UTC| M 4.5 |14.2 km (8.8 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Apr 2014 03:01 UTC| M 4.8 |10.9 km (6.8 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 22 Apr 2014 03:40 UTC| M 2.9 |32.1 km (19.9 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| GUG (U. Chile) | Details
- 17 Apr 2014 17:08 UTC| M 4.3 |13.1 km (8.1 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Apr 2014 10:15 UTC| M 3.3 |36.7 km (22.8 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| GUG (U. Chile) | Details
- 15 Apr 2014 18:20 UTC| M 3.8 |15.4 km (9.6 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 Apr 2014 10:36 UTC| M 3.5 |26 km (16.2 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 10 Apr 2014 00:10 UTC| M 4.5 |11.3 km (7 mi) depth|12 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Apr 2014 10:30 UTC| M 4.4 |14.6 km (9.1 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Apr 2014 10:14 UTC| M 5.7 |7.1 km (4.4 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Apr 2014 00:55 UTC| M 2.9 |31 km (19.3 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 07 Apr 2014 11:56 UTC| M 3.0 |28 km (17.4 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 07 Apr 2014 10:41 UTC| M 4.8 |14.9 km (9.3 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Apr 2014 20:44 UTC| M 3.1 |42 km (26.1 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 06 Apr 2014 15:30 UTC| M 2.8 |36 km (22.4 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 06 Apr 2014 14:48 UTC| M 2.8 |31 km (19.3 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 06 Apr 2014 14:26 UTC| M 4.1 |31 km (19.3 mi) depth|2 km (1 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
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