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Latest quakes in or near Arica, Chile - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.3 earthquake Chile -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 5.3 Parinacota, Arica, Arica and Parinacota - Mar 13, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 07:27 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Arica, Chile, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Arica, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Arica has had one quake of magnitude 3.3.
In the past 30 days, Arica has had 20 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.3:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 1 quake between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 9 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 8 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 3.3 Earthquake Chile -
Strongest: Mag. 5.3 Earthquake Parinacota, Chile, 103 km E of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota -
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Latest quakes in or near Arica, Chile - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 10:20 am (Lima)
Mar 28, 15:20 GMT
3.3

158 km
32 km (20 mi) to the N Chile
I FELT IT
Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 25, 02:12 am (Santiago)
Mar 25, 05:12 GMT
2.5

54 km
Chile, 64 km south of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 04:50 pm (Santiago)
Mar 24, 19:50 GMT
5.1

79 km
31 km (19 mi) to the S 33 km S of Cuya, Chile
I FELT IT
Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 23, 05:39 pm (Santiago)
Mar 23, 21:39 GMT
2.5

113 km
Chile, 68 km northeast of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 21, 11:13 am (GMT -5)
Mar 21, 16:13 GMT
2.9

35 km
34 km (21 mi) to the W Chile: 44 km al SO de Arica Info
Mar 21, 12:54 am (Santiago)
Mar 21, 03:54 GMT
2.8

90 km
Chile, 64 km east of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota Info
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 18, 07:12 pm (Santiago)
Mar 18, 22:12 GMT
2.6

64 km
Chile: 17 km al NE de Cuya Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 16, 12:12 am (Lima)
Mar 16, 05:12 GMT
3.9

87 km
50 km (31 mi) to the NW Southern Peru Info
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 06:02 pm (Santiago)
Mar 14, 22:02 GMT
3.0

111 km
5 km (3.1 mi) to the E Chile: 52 Km Al S De Putre Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 13, 02:54 pm (Santiago)
Mar 13, 18:54 GMT
2.9

130 km
Chile: 31 Km Al SO De Putre Info
Mar 13, 06:30 am (Santiago)
Mar 13, 09:30 GMT
5.3

115 km
17 km (10.6 mi) to the E Parinacota, Chile, 103 km east of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota 5 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 10 x 1012 joules (2.77 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2384 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 275 quakes on average per year in or near Arica, Chile:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.18 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.6 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 1.16 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 6.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 43 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 173 quakes per year (or 14.4 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 275 quakes per year (or 22.9 quakes per month)
Arica has a very high level of seismic activity. Arica has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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