M4.7 earthquake 76 km S of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 76 km S of Arica, Chile on Sat, May 10, 1986, 4:00 PM GMT-4 (20:00 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-10 20:00:24 UTC
- Depth
- 103.2 km (64.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.161° S, 70.279° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 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 usp0002tvb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.