M4.3 earthquake 80 km S of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 80 km S of Arica, Chile on Sun, Jul 2, 2017, 1:32 PM GMT-4 (17:32 UTC), 61 km (38 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-02 17:32:08 UTC
- Depth
- 61.4 km (38.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.196° S, 70.239° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 54
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
- 4.9101 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 3376 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
- 4.144 km WSW of Arica, Chile · 3365 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.158 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3360 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 4.3114 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3353 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.136 km E of Arica, Chile · 3348 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.322 km N of Iquique, Chile · 3326 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100095vv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.