Significant earthquakes of 2012

May 14, 2012 Earthquake: Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile

May 14, 2012 · M6.3

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile on May 14, 2012 at 10:00:40 UTC, 10 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date
May 14, 2012
Time
10:00:40 UTC
Place
Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile
Magnitude
6.3 (Mw)
Focal depth
10 km (6 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
17.678° S, 69.591° W
Country
Chile

The toll

Damage
Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Minor damage at Arica, Chile and at Tacna, Peru. Felt (VI) at Arica, Poconchile and Putre; (V) at Alcerreca, Codpa,

Colchane and Cuya; (IV) at Camina, Cancosa, Cerro

Colorado, Collahuasi, Huara, La Tirana, Lirima,

Mamina, Pica, Pisagua, Pozo Almonte, Quebrada Blanca

and Ujina; (III) at Alto Hospicio and Iquique. Felt

(V) at Tacna, (IV) at Ilo and Moquegua and (III) at

Arequipa and Ocona, Peru. Also felt at La Paz, Bolivia. (reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9932.