M4.1 earthquake 101 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 101 km E of Arica, Chile on Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 6:42 PM GMT-3 (21:42 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 86 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
- 2019-03-29 21:42:39 UTC
- Depth
- 124.1 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.626° S, 69.348° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0133 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2739 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.486 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2710 days ago · 122 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.3157 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2708 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 4.796 km E of Arica, Chile · 2746 days ago · 129 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
- 4.396 km E of Arica, Chile · 2749 days ago · 135 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.252 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 2758 days ago · 147 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.998 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2766 days ago · 108 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k7e3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.