M4.6 earthquake 103 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 103 km SE of Arica, Chile on Fri, Apr 4, 1980, 6:22 PM GMT-4 (22:22 UTC), 149 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 134 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-04 22:22:36 UTC
- Depth
- 149.0 km (92.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.102° S, 69.570° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016ew. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC.