M4.2 earthquake 137 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 137 km SE of Arica, Chile on Tue, May 19, 2020, 2:07 AM GMT-4 (06:07 UTC), 121 km (75 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-19 06:07:17 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.184° S, 69.225° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.178 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
- 4.0113 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2322 days ago · 126 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.190 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2322 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
- 4.695 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2318 days ago · 141 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.286 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2287 days ago · 116 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.286 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2281 days ago · 116 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.3105 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2278 days ago · 125 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009kga. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.