M4.0 earthquake 86 km SSE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Arica, Chile on Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 4:10 AM GMT-3 (07:10 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 101 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-30 07:10:27 UTC
- Depth
- 68.3 km (42.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.218° S, 70.037° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.337 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3468 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.392 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 3455 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.579 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3453 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
- 4.685 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3452 days ago · 65 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
- 5.4101 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
- 4.052 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3424 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 4.1113 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3421 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008d8e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.