M4.4 earthquake 91 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 91 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sun, Dec 15, 2013, 12:18 PM GMT-3 (15:18 UTC), 134 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 97 km E of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-12-15 15:18:10 UTC
- Depth
- 134.5 km (83.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.784° S, 69.499° 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
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- Stations used
- 13
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.392 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 4650 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.568 km E of Arica, Chile · 4635 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.697 km E of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
- 4.872 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 123 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.345 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4626 days ago · 149 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ln8j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.