M3.9 earthquake 59 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 59 km E of Arica, Chile on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, 5:16 PM GMT-3 (20:16 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 121 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-03-01 20:16:32 UTC
- Depth
- 142.8 km (88.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.407° S, 69.739° 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
- ±0.26
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4596 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.612 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru · 4582 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.651 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4577 days ago · 124 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.9121 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4565 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.567 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4544 days ago · 134 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.313 km SSW of Palca, Peru · 4544 days ago · 140 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000n8y7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.