Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 83 km E of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 83 km E of Arica, Chile on Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 5:09 PM GMT-3 (20:09 UTC), 136 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 100 km ESE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-14 20:09:42 UTC
Depth
135.5 km (84.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.559° S, 69.516° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.09 km E of Tacna, Peru · 3212 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.370 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3208 days ago · 158 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.059 km E of Arica, Chile · 3208 days ago · 142 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.930 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 3207 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.863 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3207 days ago · 142 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 5.2122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3197 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.975 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3186 days ago · 127 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 6.3100 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3175 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 64
  9. 4.283 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3174 days ago · 123 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.992 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.292 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.560 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3167 days ago · 135 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.312 km E of Palca, Peru · 3241 days ago · 153 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c4jt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.