Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 105 km E of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 105 km E of Arica, Chile on Thu, Jun 30, 2022, 2:37 AM GMT-4 (06:37 UTC), 133 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 140 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-30 06:37:19 UTC
Depth
132.5 km (82.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.652° S, 69.317° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Tarapaca, Chile · 1537 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.443 km E of Arica, Chile · 1526 days ago · 130 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 1524 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.577 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 1520 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.5125 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1519 days ago · 123 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.9140 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1518 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  7. 4.390 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1517 days ago · 111 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.515 km NNW of Cami?a, Chile · 1504 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.470 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1497 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.4127 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1583 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.120 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 1584 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hyql. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.