M4.6 earthquake 115 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 115 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sun, Feb 22, 2015, 6:07 PM GMT-3 (21:07 UTC), 123 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 94 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-02-22 21:07:05 UTC
- Depth
- 123.4 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.866° S, 69.286° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.782 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4223 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
- 6.494 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4209 days ago · 130 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 43
- 4.6Tarapaca, Chile · 4208 days ago · 136 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.2138 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4193 days ago · 116 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.256 km E of Arica, Chile · 4192 days ago · 131 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tsc1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.