Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 40 km WNW of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 40 km WNW of Arica, Chile on Fri, Oct 17, 2014, 6:49 AM GMT-3 (09:49 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-10-17 09:49:28 UTC
Depth
59.2 km (36.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.286° S, 70.630° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 4.341 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 4396 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000snbv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.