M4.3 earthquake 95 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 95 km SE of Arica, Chile on Sun, May 11, 2014, 7:14 PM GMT-4 (23:14 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 93 km SE of Palca, Peru. 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
- 2014-05-11 23:14:28 UTC
- Depth
- 98.9 km (61.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.024° S, 69.595° 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
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0149 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4521 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.096 km S of Arica, Chile · 4512 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.593 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4509 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.187 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4488 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.164 km E of Arica, Chile · 4470 days ago · 132 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.5115 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4468 days ago · 126 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.0124 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4468 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000r902. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.