Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 101 km ESE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 1:14 PM GMT-3 (16:14 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 62 km SE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-12 16:14:50 UTC
Depth
117.0 km (72.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.808° S, 69.397° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1142 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2576 days ago · 134 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.442 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2575 days ago · 144 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.3129 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2573 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2130 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2562 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.662 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2552 days ago · 138 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.6118 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2535 days ago · 146 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.272 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2534 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.6113 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2531 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.5112 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2531 days ago · 111 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.3117 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2530 days ago · 111 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.1121 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2520 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.2105 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2583 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.476 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2607 days ago · 119 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005ff6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.