Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 72 km ESE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Wed, Jan 29, 2014, 3:58 PM GMT-3 (18:58 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-01-29 18:58:23 UTC
Depth
123.1 km (76.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.661° S, 69.644° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.345 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4627 days ago · 149 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.891 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4613 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.959 km E of Arica, Chile · 4598 days ago · 143 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.5127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4597 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.5106 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4585 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.651 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4578 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 5.697 km E of Arica, Chile · 4629 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.415 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4635 days ago · 162 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.568 km E of Arica, Chile · 4637 days ago · 95 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.392 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 4651 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mqeh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.