M4.7 earthquake 17 km ENE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Arica, Chile on Sat, Dec 26, 2015, 8:42 AM GMT-3 (11:42 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 90 km S of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-12-26 11:42:18 UTC
- Depth
- 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.407° S, 70.149° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Putre and (III) at Arica and Poconchile.
From the USGS event page for us10004apz. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 4.6 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.134 km W of Las Yaras, Peru · 3914 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.890 km S of Arica, Chile · 3914 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
- 4.1103 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3880 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.353 km S of Arica, Chile · 3876 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004apz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.