M4.5 earthquake 112 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 112 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Wed, Jul 2, 2008, 1:11 PM GMT-4 (17:11 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-02 17:11:16 UTC
- Depth
- 104.8 km (65.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.015° S, 69.389° 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, Camina, Huara, Pozo Almonte and Putre.
From the USGS event page for usp000gb5u. 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5101 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6663 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.065 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 6652 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.275 km N of Iquique, Chile · 6641 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.9116 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6631 days ago · 145 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.9129 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6617 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gb5u. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.