M4.2 earthquake 73 km W of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 73 km W of Arica, Chile on Tue, Oct 4, 2016, 11:36 AM GMT-3 (14:36 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-04 14:36:43 UTC
- Depth
- 20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.579° S, 70.985° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006uyf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.