Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 1, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, February 1, 1994 at 16:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 137.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.030 and latitude -21.501.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	52.3 km
Coordinates	-21.501, -70.030
UTC time	1994-02-01 16:29:37.370

Location	Iquique
Country	Chile (CL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-02-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alto Hospicio	137.4 km
Iquique	143.9 km
Calama	156.1 km
Antofagasta	242.4 km
Arica	338.1 km
Tacna	388.8 km
Ilo	452.1 km
Villazón	463.1 km
Moquegua	488.3 km
Potosí	494.3 km
Oruro	494.3 km
Mollendo	540.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Iquique Chile · 2026-04-21 22:00 UTC	171.4 km
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M 4.1 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-30 08:25 UTC	192.7 km
M 4.6 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-24 09:07 UTC	192.9 km
M 4.3 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-23 23:03 UTC	191.8 km
M 4.9 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-23 22:52 UTC	191.5 km
M 4.6 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-23 22:19 UTC	192.7 km
M 4.1 Iquique Chile · 2026-03-20 20:38 UTC	183.7 km

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