Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 59 km E of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 59 km E of Arica, Chile on Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 2:00 AM GMT-3 (05:00 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km SE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-14 05:00:48 UTC
Depth
131.3 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.529° S, 69.739° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.367 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 2389 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.747 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2385 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  3. 4.323 km ESE of Calana, Peru · 2377 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.340 km W of Arica, Chile · 2375 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 5.058 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2368 days ago · 142 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.986 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 2365 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.199 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2364 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  8. 4.261 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2353 days ago · 143 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.258 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2352 days ago · 95 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.927 km S of Las Yaras, Peru · 2405 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 8
  2. 4.4113 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2411 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008fib. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.