M5.2 earthquake 52 km WSW of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 52 km WSW of Arica, Chile on Wed, Mar 2, 2016, 6:49 AM GMT-3 (09:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-02 09:49:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.4 km (20.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.690° S, 70.740° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 166°, dip 65°, rake 82°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 4°, dip 26°, rake 106°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.7 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 108
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.059 km SW of Arica, Chile · 3862 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.715 km WSW of Tacna, Peru · 3860 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004u0r (also filed as iscgem608448652). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.