M4.2 earthquake 86 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Arica, Chile on Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 11:33 AM GMT-4 (15:33 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-28 15:33:25 UTC
- Depth
- 116.3 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.939° S, 69.643° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 26
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.286 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2281 days ago · 116 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.3105 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2278 days ago · 125 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.3107 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2264 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
- 3.954 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2252 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 12
- 5.5122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2251 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 42
- 5.184 km S of Arica, Chile · 2239 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 16
- 4.085 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2233 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
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