2014 Iquique earthquake

Earthquake near Chile March 2021 2014 Iquique earthquake 2014 Iquique Earthquake ShakeMap.jpg USGS ShakeMap for the earthquake 2014-04-01 23:46:47 usc000nzvd 610102185 2014 04 1 y 20:46 CST (UTC-03:00) South America Mw 8.1–8.2 1.05 gRegistros instrumentales evento del 2014-04-01 23:46:45 http://evtdb.csn.uchile.cl/event/6c5752b76db0f46280949a79863b4d67 Centro Sismológico Nacional (CSN) 19 January 2023 Megathrust 25 km mi onM8.2 – 95 km NW of Iquique, Chile https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000nzvd#summary United States Geological Survey 2 April 2014 19.610 S 70.769 W Chile, Peru 3 minutes 8 4.6 m ft on 11 dead, 209 injured 8,300 homes damaged The 2014 Iquique earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on 1 April, with a moment magnitude of 8.1–8.2, at 20:46 local time (23:46 UTC). https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26846984 Tsunami alert after 8.2 quake strikes off Chile 1 April 2014 2 April 2014 BBC https://abcnews.go.com/International/strong-earthquake-hits-off-chile/story?id=23151710 8.2-Magnitude Earthquake Off Chile Triggers Tsunami 1 April 2014 1 April 2014 ABC News United States Shabner Dean The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 95 km mi northwest of Iquique. The mainshock was preceded by a number of moderate to large shocks and was followed by a large number of moderate to very large aftershocks, including a M7.7 event on 3 April. The megathrust earthquake triggered a tsunami of up to 2.11 m ft that hit Iquique at 21:05 local time (00:05 UTC, 2 April). Similar-sized tsunamis were also reported to have hit the coasts of Pisagua and Arica.Tsunami Message Number 6 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402042606/http://www.tsunami.gov/product.php?id=TSUHWX.20140402.0346.006 2 April 2014 , NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, 1 April 2014 Geology Peru–Chile Trench A number of mid-sized quakes struck the same area in the preceding weeks. These quakes and the main tremor are associated with the boundary of the Nazca plate and the South American plate. Earthquake List of earthquakes in Chile There was a cluster of earthquakes starting from the one occurring on 16 March with a magnitude of w y 6.7, and a large earthquake had been expected.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/16/quake-hits-chile/6505715/ Magnitude-6.7 quake hits Chile, 100,000 evacuated USA Todayhttp://sismologia.cl/events/sensibles/2014/03/16-2116-30L.S201403.html Earthquake Report (Informe de Sismo Sensible) Sismologia.cl 16 March 2014 4 April 2014 Spanish The mainshock measured a moment magnitude of 8.1, according to the Global Centroid Moment Tensor (GCMT),Global CMT Catalog Search https://www.globalcmt.org/cgi-bin/globalcmt-cgi-bin/CMT5/form?itype=ymd&yr=2014&mo=4&day=1&oyr=2014&omo=4&oday=2&jyr=1976&jday=1&ojyr=1976&ojday=1&otype=nd&nday=1&lmw=5&umw=10&lms=0&ums=10&lmb=0&umb=10&llat=-90&ulat=90&llon=-180&ulon=180&lhd=0&uhd=1000&lts=-9999&uts=9999&lpe1=0&upe1=90&lpe2=0&upe2=90&list=0 Data set Global Centroid Moment Tensor 18 April 2025EB 610102185 although the United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude at ww y 8.2. This earthquake was smaller than what was expected, with a rupture of 200 km on in length instead of the expected 600 km on rupture."La estrella de Iquique", 2 April 2014, page 5 The earthquake was felt in Chile, Peru, and Bolivia. The intensity reached intensity VIII (Severe) in the city of Iquique.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000nzvd#dyfi_resp M8.2 – 95km NW of Iquique, Chile 2014-04-01 23:46:46 UTC United States Geological Survey 4 April 2014 4 April 2014 Aftershocks There were several significant aftershocks above 6.0 magnitude and many more of lower magnitude over subsequent days. Time (local) M I Depth Epicenter 1 April at 20:57:58 6.9 VI 28.4 km mi on 91 km mi on WNW of IquiqueM6.9 – 91 km WNW of Iquique, Chile https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000nzwm#general_summary United States Geological Survey 2 April at 22:58:30 6.5 VI 24.1 km mi on 46 km mi on WSW of IquiqueM6.5 – 46 km WSW of Iquique, Chile https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000p26f#general_summary United States Geological Survey 2 April at 23:43:13 7.7 IX 22.4 km mi on 53 km mi on SW of IquiqueM7.7 – 53 km SW of Iquique, Chile https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000p27i#general_summary United States Geological Survey 3 April at 02:26:15 6.4 VI 25 km mi on 78 km mi on SW of IquiqueM6.4 – 78 km SW of Iquique, Chile https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000p2cs#general_summary United States Geological Surveythumb|Travel time projection of the tsunami Under advice from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, tsunami warnings were issued for the Latin American Pacific coastlines of Chile, Peru, and Ecuador shortly after the earthquake occurred. https://time.com/46206/chile-earthquake/ Five Dead After Huge Quake Hits off Coast of Chile 1 April 2014 2 April 2014 Time Stout David Winograd DavidTsunami Warning and Warch for Latin American Pacific coastline http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.01.2355 Pacific Tsunami Warning Center 1 April 2014 2 April 2014 2 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402005014/http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.01.2355 dead Chile was subsequently hit by a large tsunami in its northern territories, with a maximum height of 4.63 m ft on in Arica.Tsunami Event:IQUIQUE, CHILE https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/related-runups/5557 NGDCPacific Tsunami Waves hit Chile after an Earthquake measuring 8.3 http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/pacific-tsunami-waves-hit-chile-after-an-earthquake-measuring-8-3/ Indo-Asian News Service news.biharprabha.com 2 April 2014 The tsunami warning was later canceled for all countries except Chile and Peru within a few hours of the earthquake.Tsunami Warning and Watch Cancellation http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.02.0443 Pacific Tsunami Warning Center 2 April 2014 2 April 2014 2 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402044628/http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.02.0443 dead The tsunami warning was canceled for both Chile and Peru at around 4:58 UTC on 2 April. Hawaii was under a tsunami advisory for over 13 hours.Hawai'ian Islands Tsumani Advisory http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=hawaii.TSUHWX.2014.04.02.0346 Pacific Tsunami Warning Center 2 April 2014 2 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402035225/http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=hawaii.TSUHWX.2014.04.02.0346 2 April 2014 dead Hawai'ian Islands Tsunami Advisory Cancellation http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=hawaii.TSUHWX.2014.04.02.1726 Pacific Tsunami Warning Center 2 April 2014 2 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402174627/http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=hawaii.TSUHWX.2014.04.02.1726 2 April 2014 dead On 3 April local time, tsunamis were observed in Japan.Japan hit by Tsunami waves on 3 April after Chilean Earthquake http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/japan-hit-by-tsunami-waves-on-april-3-after-chilean-earthquake/ Indo-Asian News Service news.biharprabha.com 3 April 2014 The tsunami reached 60 cm ft high in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG43116BG42UTIL03Z.html 60 cm Tsunami Observed in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture; Caused by Chile Quake (岩手県久慈市で津波６０センチ観測 チリ地震) Asahi Shimbun Company (朝日新聞) 3 April 2014 4 April 2014 Japanese Impact Chile Five people died of indirect causes and one woman was reportedly crushed to death when a wall collapsed. A loader was crushed by a falling metal structure and died of the injuries afterwards."La estralla de Iquique", April 4, 2014, page 10 An additional three people were killed due to landslides and on April 4, a six-day-old infant died due to hypothermia, after she and her mother sought refuge in a tent. In Iquique, over 200 people were hospitalized and an airport's control tower was damaged. Houses also collapsed in Arica. Electricity and water services were interrupted in the regions of Arica y Parinacota and Tarapacá.Génesis Moreno María Paz Núñez http://www.latercera.com/noticia/nacional/2014/04/680-572311-9-reposicion-de-servicios-basicos-ha-sido-mas-lenta-en-comunas-de-iquique-y-alto.shtml Replenishment of basic services has been slower in communes of Iquique and Alto Hospicio (Reposición de servicios básicos ha sido más lenta en comunas de Iquique y Alto Hospicio) La Tercera 2 April 2014 4 April 2014 Spanish 3 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140403013014/http://www.latercera.com/noticia/nacional/2014/04/680-572311-9-reposicion-de-servicios-basicos-ha-sido-mas-lenta-en-comunas-de-iquique-y-alto.shtml dead During the aftermath of the earthquake, 293 prisoners escaped from a women's prison in Iquique when a wall collapsed. Many returned voluntarily a short time later, while Chilean soldiers searched for the rest.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26855734 2 April 2014 Amos Jonathan Chile soldiers hunt escaped inmates in quake-hit Iquique BBC News Peru In southern Peru, nine people were injured, four structures, including two temples collapsed and 81 houses, three schools, four clinics, three public buildings and a temple were damaged.http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/01/massive-earthquake-offshore-tarapaca-chile-on-april-1-2014/ Massive earthquake and tsunami at the Tarapaca coast, Northern Chile – The full story from the very beginning Earthquake-Report.com 7 April 2014 7 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140607234852/http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/01/massive-earthquake-offshore-tarapaca-chile-on-april-1-2014/ usurped See also 1868 Arica earthquake 1877 Iquique earthquake 2010 Chile earthquake List of earthquakes in 2014 List of earthquakes in Chile References Further reading Lay Thorne Yue Han Brodsky Emily E. An Chao The 1 April 2014 Iquique, Chile, 8.1 earthquake rupture sequence Geophysical Research Letters 16 June 2014 41 11 3818–3825 10.1002/2014GL060238 http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7524n01c 2014GeoRL..41.3818L free Emily Brodsky Thorne Lay External links M8.2 – 95km NW of Iquique, Chile – United States Geological Survey Tsunami alert after 8.2 quake strikes off Chile – BBC News 5 Dead After Powerful Quake Strikes Off Chile's Coast – ABC News Powerful earthquake strikes off Chile https://web.archive.org/web/20140403133549/http://cnnworldlive.cnn.com/Event/Powerful_earthquake_strikes_off_Chile 3 April 2014 – CNN Tsunami Animation: Iquique, Chile, 1 April 2014 – National Tsunami Warning Center 610102185 2014 Iquique Category:2014 earthquakes Category:2014 disasters in Chile Category:History of Tarapacá Region Category:Iquique Province Category:Tsunamis in Chile Iquique 2014 Iquique Category:Iquique Category:April 2014 in South America