M4.0 earthquake 49 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 49 km E of Arica, Chile on Thu, Jan 5, 2017, 8:49 AM GMT-3 (11:49 UTC), 120 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 78 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-05 11:49:42 UTC
- Depth
- 119.9 km (74.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.396° S, 69.837° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.878 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 3549 days ago · 135 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 4.499 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3537 days ago · 134 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.143 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3510 days ago · 160 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.124 km SE of Calana, Peru · 3496 days ago · 102 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007rb8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.