M4.9 earthquake 121 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, 3:16 AM GMT-3 (06:16 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-04-03 06:16:08 UTC
- Depth
- 101.9 km (63.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.957° S, 69.266° 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
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 325
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1131 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4562 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.567 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4542 days ago · 134 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.881 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4536 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.395 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4525 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.0149 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.593 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4509 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p2el. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.