Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 138 km SE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 138 km SE of Arica, Chile on Wed, Apr 8, 2015, 7:29 AM GMT-3 (10:29 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 104 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-04-08 10:29:52 UTC
Depth
115.9 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.250° S, 69.263° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 135°, dip 34°, rake -66°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 287°, dip 60°, rake -105°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.3 km horizontally, 4.5 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 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.256 km E of Arica, Chile · 4192 days ago · 131 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2117 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4176 days ago · 96 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.5116 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4168 days ago · 117 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.376 km E of Arica, Chile · 4155 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.1100 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4151 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 5.1104 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4148 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.8171 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4147 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Tarapaca, Chile · 4208 days ago · 136 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200024za. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.