M4.2 earthquake 73 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 73 km E of Arica, Chile on Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 2:22 PM GMT-4 (18:22 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 144 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. 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
- 2013-06-12 18:22:03 UTC
- Depth
- 136.0 km (84.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.421° S, 69.600° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000k17r. 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
- 100°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9111 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4838 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.1144 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4835 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
- 4.673 km E of Arica, Chile · 4832 days ago · 140 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.3104 km E of Arica, Chile · 4828 days ago · 121 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.519 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4812 days ago · 142 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.281 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 4803 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k17r. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.