M5.0 earthquake 79 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 5:34 AM GMT-3 (08:34 UTC), 94 km (59 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-10 08:34:12 UTC
- Depth
- 94.4 km (58.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.805° S, 69.629° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 131
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0Tarapaca, Chile · 3855 days ago · 98 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.2135 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3849 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.0115 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4109 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3816 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.192 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3858 days ago · 127 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.7130 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3862 days ago · 113 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.353 km S of Arica, Chile · 3875 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.1103 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3878 days ago · 99 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.2116 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3881 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004wgx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC.