Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 130 km SE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 130 km SE of Arica, Chile on Thu, Mar 3, 2016, 3:51 PM GMT-3 (18:51 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 79 km ESE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-03 18:51:01 UTC
Depth
112.5 km (69.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.139° S, 69.271° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.192 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3859 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.079 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3856 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.0Tarapaca, Chile · 3855 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.8132 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3852 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.2135 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3849 days ago · 109 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.5133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3841 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.0115 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.1107 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3821 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.4109 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3817 days ago · 123 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.287 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.193 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3811 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.1103 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3878 days ago · 99 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.2115 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3879 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.2116 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3881 days ago · 105 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ug4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.