M4.2 earthquake 88 km S of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 88 km S of Arica, Chile on Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 5:39 PM GMT-3 (20:39 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 116 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-03-19 20:39:27 UTC
- Depth
- 76.6 km (47.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.264° S, 70.224° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.3 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.051 km WSW of Arica, Chile · 4202 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.256 km E of Arica, Chile · 4192 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2117 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4175 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.5116 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4167 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.387 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 4152 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001nyx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.