M4.9 earthquake 111 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 111 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sat, Jul 6, 2013, 3:40 PM GMT-4 (19:40 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 138 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-06 19:40:28 UTC
- Depth
- 99.2 km (61.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.821° S, 69.302° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 231 stations |
| 4.99 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Cuya; (III) at Alcerreca, Codpa, Huara and Poconchile; (II) at Arica, Mamina, Pisagua and Putre.
From the USGS event page for usb000i7xt. 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
- 90°
- Stations used
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1144 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4833 days ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
- 5.6138 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4832 days ago · 110 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
- 4.673 km E of Arica, Chile · 4829 days ago · 140 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.3104 km E of Arica, Chile · 4826 days ago · 121 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.6103 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4806 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4804 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.281 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 4801 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.6123 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4795 days ago · 105 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6160 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4777 days ago · 125 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000i7xt (also filed as iscgem603179306). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.