M4.1 earthquake 49 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 49 km E of Arica, Chile on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 3:42 PM GMT-3 (18:42 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 38 km WNW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-03 18:42:36 UTC
- Depth
- 91.6 km (56.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.559° S, 69.841° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.538 km WNW of Camiña, Chile · 270 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.466 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 266 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.283 km SE of Palca, Peru · 251 days ago · 138 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.346 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 228 days ago · 115 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.235 km ESE of Calana, Peru · 214 days ago · 131 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rmap. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.