M4.4 earthquake 109 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 109 km SE of Arica, Chile on Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 4:43 PM GMT-3 (19:43 UTC), 123 km (77 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-18 19:43:01 UTC
- Depth
- 123.2 km (76.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.109° S, 69.499° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.287 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.193 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3811 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.996 km E of Arica, Chile · 3781 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 4.2124 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 3779 days ago · 118 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.3123 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3779 days ago · 118 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.2136 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3777 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.262 km S of Arica, Chile · 3771 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.1147 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3769 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005jkj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.