Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 51 km WSW of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 51 km WSW of Arica, Chile on Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 9:40 PM GMT-3 (00:40 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2015-03-30 00:40:46 UTC
Depth
40.3 km (25.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.684° S, 70.731° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.5 km horizontally, 29.4 km in depth
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 4.288 km S of Arica, Chile · 4213 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.1103 km W of Arica, Chile · 4214 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.884 km S of Pacocha, Peru · 4214 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.036 km WSW of Arica, Chile · 4222 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001rw5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.