M4.5 earthquake 112 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 112 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 6:05 AM GMT-3 (09:05 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 116 km E 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-29 09:05:55 UTC
- Depth
- 110.7 km (68.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.963° S, 69.363° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 50
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.197 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2531 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.3117 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2530 days ago · 111 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 4.1121 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2520 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.392 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2515 days ago · 136 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.065 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2508 days ago · 129 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9116 km E of Arica, Chile · 2474 days ago · 135 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600064b1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.