M4.5 earthquake 97 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 97 km E of Arica, Chile on Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 10:35 PM GMT-4 (02:35 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 89 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
- 4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-26 02:35:27 UTC
- Depth
- 129.8 km (80.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.500° S, 69.379° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 63
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.348 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 1913 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.230 km SE of Palca, Peru · 1907 days ago · 131 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.587 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1902 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
- 4.789 km E of Arica, Chile · 1886 days ago · 126 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
- 4.449 km SE of Calana, Peru · 1872 days ago · 133 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.725 km N of Arica, Chile · 1868 days ago · 84 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000epvz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.