M4.6 earthquake 123 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 123 km SE of Arica, Chile on Fri, Aug 16, 2013, 1:22 AM GMT-4 (05:22 UTC), 105 km (65 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-16 05:22:52 UTC
- Depth
- 104.8 km (65.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.200° S, 69.403° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- 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 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6160 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4778 days ago · 125 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.0110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4774 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.6113 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4761 days ago · 142 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.787 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4751 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.9124 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4741 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 4.281 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 4802 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.494 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4805 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.5118 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4806 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4806 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.6103 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4808 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.5102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4821 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.1127 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4824 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ja9v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.