Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 117 km SE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 117 km SE of Arica, Chile on Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 2:14 PM GMT-3 (17:14 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 145 km SE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-11-10 17:14:54 UTC
Depth
94.7 km (58.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.107° S, 69.408° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 359°, dip 52°, rake -97°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 190°, dip 39°, rake -81°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
119

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3608 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.5114 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3606 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.9101 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 3590 days ago · 86 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.6145 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3564 days ago · 109 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.0119 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3559 days ago · 108 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.049 km E of Arica, Chile · 3555 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.774 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3553 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.9130 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3618 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100076p3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.