M4.3 earthquake 104 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 104 km E of Arica, Chile on Tue, Jul 16, 2013, 5:19 AM GMT-4 (09:19 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 123 km SE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-16 09:19:35 UTC
- Depth
- 120.8 km (75.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.574° S, 69.309° 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 usp000k22e. 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.519 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4809 days ago · 142 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.281 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 4801 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6123 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4795 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.6160 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4777 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 4.673 km E of Arica, Chile · 4829 days ago · 140 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.6138 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4832 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
- 5.1144 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4833 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
- 4.9111 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4836 days ago · 99 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k22e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.