M3.8 earthquake 117 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 117 km SE of Arica, Chile on Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 12:00 PM GMT-3 (15:00 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 73 km NNE 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-09-26 15:00:26 UTC
- Depth
- 113.5 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.173° S, 69.456° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.473 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4376 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
- 4.4135 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4352 days ago · 113 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sjw3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.