M4.8 earthquake 102 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 102 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Fri, May 31, 2019, 3:25 AM GMT-4 (07:25 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-31 07:25:09 UTC
- Depth
- 120.2 km (74.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.675° S, 69.351° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.128 km E of Arica, Chile · 2655 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.596 km E of Arica, Chile · 2652 days ago · 126 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
- 4.2126 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2648 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.133 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2643 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003tk2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.