M4.3 earthquake 123 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 123 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Thu, May 26, 2016, 7:41 AM GMT-4 (11:41 UTC), 118 km (74 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-26 11:41:01 UTC
- Depth
- 118.3 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.789° S, 69.170° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005y35. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.