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2014 Iquique Earthquake
1 April 2014 · Northern, Iquique · Chile
On 1 April 2014 at 23:46 UTC, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Chile (Northern, Iquique), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 79 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 7 people. It is the 65th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 1 April 2014
- Time
- 23:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.2
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 7
- Homes Damaged
- 2,600
- Estimated Damage
- 100 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (4.6 m wave)
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Chile
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2014Northern, Iquique · M 7.7
- 20052005 Tarapacá Earthquake · M 7.711 deaths
- 2001Arequipa, Arica · M 7.61 deaths
- 1976Terremoto de Pica de 1976 · M 7.31 deaths
- 1967Northern · M 7.51 deaths
- 1933Chile · M 7.6
- 1915S · M 7.6
- 1906Off South Coast · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth