M4.3 earthquake 54 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 54 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Sat, May 18, 2024, 4:52 AM GMT-4 (08:52 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 39 km ENE of Camiña, 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
- 2024-05-18 08:52:40 UTC
- Depth
- 120.6 km (74.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.683° S, 69.825° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 11
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
- 4.739 km ENE of Camiña, Chile · 853 days ago · 128 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 4.322 km S of Camiña, Chile · 853 days ago · 99 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.543 km WNW of Arica, Chile · 850 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.438 km SE of Palca, Peru · 821 days ago · 132 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.151 km NE of Cuya, Chile · 817 days ago · 134 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.183 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 817 days ago · 137 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mzen. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.