M4.2 earthquake 47 km W of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 47 km W of Arica, Chile on Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 1:38 AM GMT-4 (05:38 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 43 km WNW 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-16 05:38:11 UTC
- Depth
- 56.5 km (35.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.558° S, 70.741° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 166°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.354 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 870 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.379 km S of Pacocha, Peru · 858 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.543 km WNW of Arica, Chile · 850 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mcce. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.