M4.1 earthquake 123 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 123 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sun, May 27, 2007, 10:32 PM GMT-4 (02:32 UTC), 110 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 70 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-28 02:32:59 UTC
- Depth
- 110.3 km (68.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.082° S, 69.311° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fcwj. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0152 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 7064 days ago · 135 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.670 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 7046 days ago · 136 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.8172 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 7039 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.6122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 7016 days ago · 124 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.989 km SE of Palca, Peru · 7010 days ago · 139 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.867 km SE of Palca, Peru · 7009 days ago · 142 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcwj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.