M4.3 earthquake 85 km W of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 85 km W of Arica, Chile on Thu, Jul 25, 2019, 9:56 PM GMT-4 (01:56 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 78 km W 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
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-07-26 01:56:52 UTC
- Depth
- 38.2 km (23.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.605° S, 71.096° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60004vp6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.