M4.8 earthquake 36 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 8:28 AM GMT-3 (11:28 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-09 11:28:20 UTC
- Depth
- 96.2 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.630° S, 69.990° 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 III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.134 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2052 days ago · 142 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 4.3102 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2037 days ago · 144 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 4.1116 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2035 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dfxe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.