M4.9 earthquake 136 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 136 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Thu, Feb 28, 2008, 5:23 PM GMT-3 (20:23 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-28 20:23:31 UTC
- Depth
- 106.2 km (66.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.014° S, 69.136° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Arica.
From the USGS event page for usp000g084. 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
- 130°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0170 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6765 days ago · 127 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.472 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6753 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.088 km SE of Palca, Peru · 6750 days ago · 129 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.482 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6744 days ago · 137 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.053 km E of Arica, Chile · 6741 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.1161 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6737 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g084. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.