M4.4 earthquake 101 km SSE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Arica, Chile on Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 3:48 PM GMT-3 (18:48 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 115 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-05 18:48:20 UTC
- Depth
- 88.8 km (55.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.251° S, 69.781° 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 II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 87
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.090 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1790 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 4.7141 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1768 days ago · 119 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
- 4.9115 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 1739 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
- 4.193 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1738 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000frth. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.