M4.7 earthquake 96 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 96 km E of Arica, Chile on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 12:57 AM GMT-3 (03:57 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-03-27 03:57:08 UTC
- Depth
- 129.1 km (80.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.467° S, 69.387° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 4.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 271°, dip 6°, rake 20°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 161°, dip 88°, rake 96°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 113
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1101 km E of Arica, Chile · 2744 days ago · 124 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.3Peru-Bolivia border region · 2741 days ago · 163 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.0133 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2739 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.486 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2711 days ago · 122 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.550 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2700 days ago · 158 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jm80. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.