M4.1 earthquake 33 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Mon, Jul 8, 2019, 12:05 PM GMT-4 (16:05 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 112 km SE 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
- 2019-07-08 16:05:53 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.595° S, 70.003° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 19
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.017 km SSE of Tacna, Peru · 2643 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5112 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2608 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 4.476 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2606 days ago · 119 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004eun. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.