M4.3 earthquake 105 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 105 km SE of Arica, Chile on Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 5:24 AM GMT-4 (09:24 UTC), 125 km (78 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-07-07 09:24:01 UTC
- Depth
- 124.8 km (77.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.068° S, 69.520° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 37
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3107 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2265 days ago · 103 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
- 3.954 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 2253 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
- 5.5122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2252 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 42
- 5.184 km S of Arica, Chile · 2239 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 16
- 4.085 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2234 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000aje6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.