M4.1 earthquake 79 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 10:38 AM GMT-3 (13:38 UTC), 119 km (74 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-25 13:38:50 UTC
- Depth
- 118.9 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.624° S, 69.560° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 28
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
- 4.646 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2162 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.251 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2159 days ago · 134 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.532 km SE of Tacna, Peru · 2142 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
- 4.128 km SE of Calana, Peru · 2125 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.486 km S of Arica, Chile · 2121 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 13
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cczw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.