Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 86 km SSE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Arica, Chile on Sun, Apr 12, 2020, 1:03 AM GMT-4 (05:03 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 99 km SSW of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-12 05:03:05 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.235° S, 70.129° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.199 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2363 days ago · 69 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.665 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2361 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 23
  3. 4.258 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2352 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.831 km N of Iquique, Chile · 2350 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  5. 5.199 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 2340 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 13
  6. 4.830 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2328 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 53
  7. 4.2137 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2327 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.755 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  9. 4.178 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  10. 4.190 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 4.39 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2371 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 28
  2. 4.340 km W of Arica, Chile · 2374 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2130 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2381 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.747 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2384 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.367 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 2389 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.359 km E of Arica, Chile · 2393 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008ukw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.