M4.5 earthquake 68 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 68 km E of Arica, Chile on Wed, Jan 22, 2014, 1:46 AM GMT-3 (04:46 UTC), 95 km (59 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-01-22 04:46:38 UTC
- Depth
- 95.1 km (59.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.476° S, 69.648° 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
- ±0.07
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.415 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4634 days ago · 162 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.697 km E of Arica, Chile · 4629 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 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 · 45 km away
- 4.891 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4613 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.959 km E of Arica, Chile · 4597 days ago · 143 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.5127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4596 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.651 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4577 days ago · 124 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000m63m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.