M4.3 earthquake 90 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 90 km SE of Arica, Chile on Sat, May 29, 2021, 4:39 PM GMT-4 (20:39 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 97 km E of Arica, 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
- 2021-05-29 20:39:29 UTC
- Depth
- 107.0 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.992° S, 69.631° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.391 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1951 days ago · 116 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.456 km SE of Calana, Peru · 1951 days ago · 130 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 4.1139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1939 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.597 km E of Arica, Chile · 1925 days ago · 130 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
- 4.190 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1913 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
- 4.587 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1902 days ago · 108 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000efvk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.