M3.8 earthquake 92 km S of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 92 km S of Arica, Chile on Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 4:06 AM GMT-3 (07:06 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 46 km ESE 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-11 07:06:13 UTC
- Depth
- 57.2 km (35.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.300° S, 70.167° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.9 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 164°
- Stations used
- 25
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.181 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2173 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 6
- 4.179 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2168 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.646 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2162 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.251 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2159 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.987 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 2125 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c7hu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.