M4.2 earthquake 79 km SSE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 79 km SSE of Arica, Chile on Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 8:02 PM GMT-4 (00:02 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 49 km E of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-26 00:02:51 UTC
- Depth
- 69.3 km (43.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.151° S, 70.056° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 us20006hmc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.