M4.9 earthquake 42 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 42 km SE of Arica, Chile on Mon, Dec 7, 2015, 3:03 PM GMT-3 (18:03 UTC), 100 km (62 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-12-07 18:03:10 UTC
- Depth
- 99.6 km (61.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.738° S, 70.002° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Camina and Cuya; (III) at Arica.
From the USGS event page for us100044sw. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.9 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.717 km ENE of Arica, Chile · 3932 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.890 km S of Arica, Chile · 3914 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
- 4.1121 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3900 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100044sw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.