The 2014 Iquique earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on 1 April, with a moment magnitude of 8.2, at 20:46 local time (23:46 UTC).

The megathrust earthquake triggered a tsunami of up to 2.11 metres (6.9 ft) that hit Iquique at 21:05 local time (00:05 UTC, 2 April).

[19][4][20] Chile was subsequently hit by a large tsunami in its northern territories, with a maximum height of 4.63 m (15.2 ft) in Arica.

[21][6] The tsunami warning was later canceled for all countries except Chile and Peru within a few hours of the earthquake.

[25] The tsunami reached 60 centimetres (2.0 ft) high in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

[26] Five people died of indirect causes[2] and one woman was reportedly crushed to death when a wall collapsed.