M4.0 earthquake 135 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 135 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Tue, Dec 25, 2007, 1:47 AM GMT-3 (04:47 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 143 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-25 04:47:58 UTC
- Depth
- 107.7 km (66.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.104° S, 69.191° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8143 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6853 days ago · 113 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
- 3.7128 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6846 days ago · 195 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.585 km SE of Palca, Peru · 6843 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6841 days ago · 108 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.7137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6833 days ago · 106 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.3104 km SE of Arica, Chile · 6822 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.9113 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6818 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6808 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.9126 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 6808 days ago · 123 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.3133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6797 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv6h. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.