M4.1 earthquake 116 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 116 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 9:29 AM GMT-3 (12:29 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 137 km ENE 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-08 12:29:14 UTC
- Depth
- 121.4 km (75.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.053° S, 69.377° 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 I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 39
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3104 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2027 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.7137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2011 days ago · 131 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 12
- 4.4111 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1996 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 9
- 4.2135 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1991 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.2110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1988 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 4.0118 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1978 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dh34. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.