M4.2 earthquake 86 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 3:14 AM GMT-4 (07:14 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
- 2020-07-04 07:14:08 UTC
- Depth
- 116.2 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.820° S, 69.564° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3105 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2278 days ago · 125 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.3107 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2265 days ago · 103 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
- 5.5122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2251 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 42
- 5.184 km S of Arica, Chile · 2239 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 16
- 4.085 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2234 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ahtk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.