M4.1 earthquake 85 km W of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 85 km W of Arica, Chile on Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 8:43 AM GMT-4 (12:43 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 46 km SSW 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
- 2019-04-13 12:43:13 UTC
- Depth
- 43.1 km (26.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.559° S, 71.104° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 43
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.115 km NW of Arica, Chile · 2721 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.132 km WNW of Arica, Chile · 2701 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.346 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 2672 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700035e5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.