M4.3 earthquake 76 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 76 km E of Arica, Chile on Fri, May 15, 2015, 4:52 PM GMT-3 (19:52 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 104 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. 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
- 2015-05-15 19:52:29 UTC
- Depth
- 131.4 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.409° S, 69.581° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1104 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4149 days ago · 115 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
- 4.5111 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4106 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100029jq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.