M4.9 earthquake 96 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 96 km E of Arica, Chile on Mon, May 23, 2016, 8:29 PM GMT-4 (00:29 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 147 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-24 00:29:35 UTC
- Depth
- 125.6 km (78.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.625° S, 69.394° 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 V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 362
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005jgx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.