M4.1 earthquake 73 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 73 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 7:03 AM GMT-3 (10:03 UTC), 104 km (65 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-19 10:03:27 UTC
- Depth
- 104.2 km (64.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.631° S, 69.626° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 34
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3108 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3476 days ago · 122 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.086 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3471 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.579 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3453 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
- 4.685 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3452 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 4.052 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 3424 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008t5i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.