M4.0 earthquake 113 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 113 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sun, May 24, 2020, 12:38 PM GMT-4 (16:38 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 95 km SE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-24 16:38:00 UTC
- Depth
- 126.1 km (78.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.727° S, 69.254° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.695 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2318 days ago · 141 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.286 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2287 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.286 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2282 days ago · 116 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3105 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2278 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.3107 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2265 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a3ld. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.