Historic Earthquake

2014 Chile Earthquake

9 October 2014 · Easter Island Region · Chile

On 9 October 2014 at 02:14 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Chile (Easter Island Region), at a depth of 17 km. It occurred on the Juan Fernández Plate, 46 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (collision zone). It triggered a tsunami.

Date

9 October 2014

Time

02:14 UTC

Magnitude

7.0

Depth

17 km

Tsunami

Yes

Plate

Juan Fernández Plate

Country

Chile

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth