M4.1 earthquake 63 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Arica, Chile on Sat, May 5, 2018, 9:46 AM GMT-3 (12:46 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 45 km SE of Palca, Peru. 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-05 12:46:43 UTC
- Depth
- 103.4 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.831° S, 69.822° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 21
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
- 4.545 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3071 days ago · 137 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.453 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3069 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
- 4.5139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3054 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.466 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3019 days ago · 120 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1121 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3015 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dysm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.