M4.3 earthquake 92 km SSE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Arica, Chile on Tue, Jan 7, 2014, 7:45 PM GMT-3 (22:45 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 72 km ESE 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
- 2014-01-07 22:45:39 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.294° S, 70.124° 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
- ±0.14
- 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0104 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4635 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.872 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4627 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.1106 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4627 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.3127 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4623 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.9119 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4621 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.1119 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4621 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.1124 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4610 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4595 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000lyhk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.