Earthquakes by city Chile 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Arica today

Arica, Chile: 563 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

221,364

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

563

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.2

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Santiago

Coordinates -18.475, -70.298

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-15 15:45 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.2

Arica, Chile

1987-08-08 15:48 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Arica today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Arica.

2 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Arica.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Arica reached magnitude 7.2 on 1987-08-08 15:48 UTC, near Arica.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Arica today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Arica.

When was the last earthquake near Arica?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-15 15:45 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Arica?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Arica reached magnitude 7.2 on 1987-08-08 15:48 UTC, near Arica.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Arica

The map centers on Arica and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

95.0 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 21 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-15 15:45	M 4.9	Tacna Peru	135.4 km
2026-04-19 18:20	M 4.5	Tacna Peru	135.5 km
2026-04-13 20:42	M 4.2	Tacna Peru	93.5 km
2026-04-04 09:22	M 4.8	Arica Chile	59.0 km
2026-03-18 13:51	M 4.1	Arica Chile	120.3 km
2026-03-09 15:41	M 4.9	Tacna Peru	109.3 km
2026-03-01 17:19	M 4.2	Tacna Peru	131.2 km
2026-02-15 09:14	M 4.3	Tacna Peru	115.3 km
2026-01-23 09:27	M 4.2	Tacna Peru	138.3 km
2026-01-16 07:34	M 4.6	Tacna Peru	108.8 km
2026-01-04 14:50	M 4.5	Arica Chile	115.8 km
2026-01-03 18:42	M 4.1	Arica Chile	91.6 km
2025-12-15 16:04	M 4.3	Tacna Peru	126.8 km
2025-12-07 23:14	M 4.9	Tacna Peru	109.6 km
2025-11-15 09:24	M 4.2	Tacna Peru	119.9 km
2025-11-02 13:16	M 4.6	Arica Chile	81.0 km
2025-10-29 08:22	M 4.1	Arica Chile	41.8 km
2025-08-15 20:29	M 4.4	Tacna Peru	137.6 km
2025-07-14 19:37	M 4.6	Tacna Peru	112.3 km
2025-05-20 06:29	M 4.4	Tacna Peru	129.1 km
2025-05-19 11:17	M 4.4	Tacna Peru	115.2 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

2025-08 1 events

2025-10 1 events

2025-11 2 events

2025-12 2 events

2026-01 4 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-03 3 events

2026-04 3 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1987 M 7.2 max · 5 earthquakes 1906 M 6.9 max · 2 earthquakes 1983 M 6.9 max · 7 earthquakes 1956 M 6.6 max · 1 earthquakes 2017 M 6.3 max · 27 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.9	12
2025	M 4.9	21
2024	M 4.8	17
2023	M 4.9	24
2022	M 5.1	34
2021	M 5.6	25
2020	M 5.1	25
2019	M 6.0	34
2018	M 4.7	18
2017	M 6.3	27
2016	M 5.2	19
2015	M 4.9	17
2014	M 5.6	19
2013	M 4.8	17
2012	M 4.9	14
2011	M 4.7	3
2010	M 6.2	12
2009	M 4.9	8
2008	M 4.7	9
2007	M 5.3	5
2006	M 5.6	5
2005	M 5.9	11
2004	M 5.0	12
2003	M 5.6	12
2002	M 5.6	5
2001	M 5.6	11
2000	M 5.2	11
1998	M 5.3	8
1997	M 6.2	5
1996	M 5.2	2
1995	M 4.5	3
1994	M 5.4	4
1993	M 5.1	8
1992	M 5.2	4
1991	M 4.8	7
1990	M 5.8	5
1989	M 4.9	3
1988	M 5.5	8
1987	M 7.2	5
1986	M 5.0	11
1985	M 5.1	7
1984	M 5.1	3
1983	M 6.9	7
1982	M 5.3	6
1981	M 5.3	11
1980	M 4.7	2
1979	M 5.0	1
1978	M 5.1	4
1977	M 5.3	3
1975	M 4.4	1
1974	M 5.3	5
1973	M 5.3	8
1966	M 5.1	1
1965	M 5.5	1
1956	M 6.6	1
1906	M 6.9	2