M4.5 earthquake 131 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 131 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 2:07 AM GMT-3 (05:07 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-17 05:07:07 UTC
- Depth
- 121.1 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.021° S, 69.195° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5126 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2448 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 2439 days ago · 142 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.4113 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2411 days ago · 119 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.359 km E of Arica, Chile · 2394 days ago · 131 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700071hp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.