M4.1 earthquake 113 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 113 km SE of Arica, Chile on Fri, May 19, 2017, 11:12 PM GMT-4 (03:12 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 101 km NNE 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-20 03:12:00 UTC
- Depth
- 102.6 km (63.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.125° S, 69.471° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.571 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3405 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.359 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3399 days ago · 126 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.3121 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3390 days ago · 113 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 4.380 km S of Arica, Chile · 3377 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.9101 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 3376 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
- 4.1143 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3371 days ago · 127 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008tpk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.