M4.6 earthquake 119 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 119 km SE of Arica, Chile on Thu, May 22, 1980, 11:40 PM GMT-4 (03:40 UTC), 112 km (70 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
- 1980-05-23 03:40:38 UTC
- Depth
- 112.0 km (69.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.183° S, 69.443° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.1134 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 16931 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.488 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 16931 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.366 km E of Arica, Chile · 16887 days ago · 151 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.7142 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 16879 days ago · 116 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7100 km E of Arica, Chile · 16875 days ago · 137 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017cp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.