M4.2 earthquake 81 km SSE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of Arica, Chile on Sat, Aug 10, 2013, 10:45 AM GMT-4 (14:45 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 110 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-10 14:45:15 UTC
- Depth
- 62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.160° S, 70.011° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
ML 4.4 (GUC). Felt (II) at Codpa.
From the USGS event page for usb000j588. 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6123 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4796 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.0110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4773 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 4.494 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4804 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4805 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.6103 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4806 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4820 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.3104 km E of Arica, Chile · 4826 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.673 km E of Arica, Chile · 4830 days ago · 140 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000j588. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.