M4.2 earthquake 60 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 60 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Tue, Jan 6, 2015, 3:08 AM GMT-3 (06:08 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 62 km ESE of Palca, Peru. 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, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-01-06 06:08:48 UTC
- Depth
- 88.1 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.637° S, 69.754° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 5.8 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.862 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4273 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 4.6113 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4264 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
- 4.6115 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4242 days ago · 123 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000th6n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.