Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 49 km E of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 49 km E of Arica, Chile on Sun, Aug 28, 2016, 10:27 PM GMT-3 (01:27 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-08-29 01:27:20 UTC
Depth
121.3 km (75.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.424° S, 69.832° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
118

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.661 km E of Palca, Peru · 3678 days ago · 149 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2113 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3692 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.214 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru · 3706 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.380 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3708 days ago · 144 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006ux1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.