M4.1 earthquake 80 km WSW of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 80 km WSW of Arica, Chile on Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 3:53 AM GMT-3 (06:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2019-01-23 06:53:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.626° S, 71.040° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 185°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j7nl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.