M4.1 earthquake 81 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 81 km E of Arica, Chile on Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 12:15 AM GMT-3 (03:15 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 98 km ESE 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-29 03:15:30 UTC
- Depth
- 123.0 km (76.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.580° S, 69.536° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3129 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 2798 days ago · 156 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.998 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2766 days ago · 108 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
- 4.252 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 2758 days ago · 147 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.396 km E of Arica, Chile · 2749 days ago · 135 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.796 km E of Arica, Chile · 2746 days ago · 129 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
- 4.1101 km E of Arica, Chile · 2743 days ago · 124 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jhcv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.