M4.5 earthquake 79 km SSE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 79 km SSE of Arica, Chile on Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 10:29 AM GMT-3 (13:29 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 85 km SSE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-17 13:29:35 UTC
- Depth
- 58.4 km (36.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.176° S, 70.124° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.2 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.685 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3452 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
- 4.052 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3424 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
- 4.1113 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3421 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.571 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3405 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.359 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3399 days ago · 126 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 4.392 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 3455 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.337 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3468 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.086 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3471 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.3108 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3476 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.173 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3482 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008icv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.