M4.2 earthquake 117 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 117 km SE of Arica, Chile on Sat, Apr 25, 2015, 9:58 AM GMT-3 (12:58 UTC), 96 km (59 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
- 4.2 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-04-25 12:58:34 UTC
- Depth
- 95.5 km (59.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.165° S, 69.452° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5116 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4167 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.376 km E of Arica, Chile · 4155 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.1100 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4151 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.1104 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4147 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
- 4.8171 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4147 days ago · 129 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002bg7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.