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M4.5 earthquake 127 km SE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 127 km SE of Arica, Chile on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, 5:55 PM GMT-3 (20:55 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 79 km N of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-03-02 20:55:14 UTC
Depth
110.5 km (68.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.166° S, 69.328° 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
±0.22
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0106 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4597 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.5106 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4588 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.6128 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4571 days ago · 115 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  4. 5.879 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4569 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.651 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4569 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.785 km N of Iquique, Chile · 4568 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.9121 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4568 days ago · 102 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.1131 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4566 days ago · 114 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.0105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4547 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.881 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4540 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.5101 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4539 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.959 km E of Arica, Chile · 4600 days ago · 143 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.9104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4607 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.598 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4616 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000n6vz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC.