Light magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 57 km depth2 Jul 18:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 2, 2026 18:53:45 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 2, 2026, at 02:53 pm (GMT -4)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.80Depth57 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude18.69°S / 70.17°WArica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, ChileAlso near: Peru 40 km (25 mi) awaySeismic antipode18.69°N / 109.83°EChinaShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTaapaca (96 km / 60 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 19°C (66 F), humidity: 62%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.8 | about seismic energy18 minutes agoJul 2, 2026 18:53 GMT / Jul 2, 2026 02:53 pm (GMT -4)Lat / Lng: -18.69 / -70.17: Tarapaca, ChileSource: EMSCOther sources: CSN: 3.9 / 75 km, RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 75 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23154288',-18.69000,-70.17000,'18 minutes ago: Mag. 3.8, Tarapaca, Chile',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ChileNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Arica, a city with more than 240,000 inhabitants in Chile, in 28 km (17 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry28 km (17 mi)NW of epicenterArica(pop: 241,700)II: Very weakRegion de Arica y ParinacotaChile48 km (30 mi)SE of epicenterCamarones(pop: 606)II: Very weakArica, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile51 km (32 mi)E of epicenterTimar(pop: 57)II: Very weakArica, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile52 km (33 mi)S of epicenterCuya(pop: 166)II: Very weakArica, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile52 km (33 mi)NW of epicenterLos Palos(pop: 207)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru65 km (40 mi)NW of epicenterLos Olivos(pop: 484)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru73 km (45 mi)E of epicenterEsquiña(pop: 54)II: Very weakArica, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterPara Grande(pop: 65)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterCalana(pop: 875)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru84 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterPutre(pop: 2,770)II: Very weakParinacota, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile87 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterVila Vila(pop: 474)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru92 km (57 mi)N of epicenterCalientes(pop: 231)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru94 km (58 mi)NW of epicenterEl Huayco(pop: 30)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru97 km (60 mi)SE of epicenterNama(pop: 44)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile98 km (61 mi)N of epicenterVilavilani(pop: 321)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru99 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterLa Banda(pop: 33)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru99 km (62 mi)SE of epicenterFrancia(pop: 62)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile101 km (63 mi)S of epicenterPisagua(pop: 443)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile105 km (65 mi)SE of epicenterCamina(pop: 1,340)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile106 km (66 mi)N of epicenterSama Grande(pop: 826)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru114 km (71 mi)N of epicenterCaplina(pop: 211)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterYarascay(pop: 109)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru125 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterIte(pop: 998)II: Very weakJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru128 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterGeneral Lagos(pop: 684)II: Very weakParinacota, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile133 km (82 mi)N of epicenterChipispaya(pop: 1,930)I: Not feltTarata, TacnaPeru135 km (84 mi)N of epicenterAlto Peru(pop: 85)I: Not feltTacna, TacnaPeru135 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterLocumba(pop: 993)I: Not feltJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru136 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterChipe(pop: 53)I: Not feltJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru136 km (85 mi)N of epicenterTarata(pop: 3,050)I: Not feltTacnaPeru141 km (87 mi)N of epicenterMirave(pop: 564)I: Not feltJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru141 km (88 mi)SE of epicenterSotoca(pop: 49)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile142 km (88 mi)N of epicenterPoquera(pop: 67)I: Not feltJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru143 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterAncomarca(pop: 76)I: Not feltTacna, TacnaPeru152 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterPachica(pop: 168)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile154 km (96 mi)SE of epicenterTarapaca(pop: 121)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile160 km (99 mi)SE of epicenterLimaxiña(pop: 64)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile171 km (106 mi)NW of epicenterIlo(pop: 53,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de MoqueguaPeru18240 km (11334 mi)SW of epicenterSiaton(pop: 7,330): Not feltProvince of Negros Oriental, Central VisayasPhilippinesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-07-2EpicenterAgency3.857 km35 mi18:53:45TARAPACA, CHILEEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.975 km47 mi18:53:4337 km al SE de Arica15 km (9.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))3.975 km47 mi18:53:43Near Coast of Northern Chile15 km (9.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 246 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.62 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 28.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 125 quakes per year (or 10.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 246 quakes per year (or 20.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 14 days after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake had hit on Friday, Jun 19, 2026, at 02:13 am local time (America/Santiago GMT -4) in 77 km (48 mi) distance to the south:Mag. 4.3 earthquake 24 km S of Cuya - Chile - Jun 19, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.3. It had occurred 8 years earlier, on Saturday, Jan 20, 2018, at 09:06 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -4) in Arica, Chile:Mag. 6.3 earthquake 100 km ESE of Arica - Chile - Jan 20, 2018 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.2. It had occurred 12 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2014, at 06:46 pm (GMT -5 local time) in Tarapacá, Chile:Mag. 8.2 earthquake 93 km NW of Iquique - Chile - Apr 1, 2014 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJul 1, 09:52 pm (GMT -4)3.181 km97 km (61 mi) to the SE Tarapaca, Chile I FELT ITInfoJun 21, 10:31 pm (GMT -4)3.0131 km68 km (43 mi) to the NE Tarapaca, ChileInfoJun 19, 02:13 am (Santiago)4.381 km77 km (48 mi) to the S 24 km S of Cuya, Chile 1 reportInfoJun 18, 01:59 pm (GMT -5)3.1115 km87 km (54 mi) to the NE Southern PeruInfoJun 13, 12:02 pm (GMT -4)3.094 km56 km (35 mi) to the E Tarapaca, ChileInfoMay 15, 05:06 pm (Santiago)4.0124 km67 km (42 mi) to the NE Tarapaca, ChileInfoMay 5, 03:24 pm (Santiago)3.810 km63 km (39 mi) to the S Tarapaca, ChileInfoApr 25, 04:50 am (GMT -5)3.844 km72 km (45 mi) to the W Offshore Tarapaca, ChileInfoApr 19, 01:20 pm (Lima)4.5135 km89 km (55 mi) to the NE 26 km SE of Palca, PeruInfoJan 27, 2022 08:31 pm (Santiago)5.591 km98 km (61 mi) to the SE 122 km SE of Arica, Chile 4 reportsInfoDec 7, 2021 04:39 am (GMT -5)5.618 km96 km (60 mi) to the W 81 km W of Arica, Chile 9 reportsInfoDec 3, 2019 03:46 am (Lima)5.939 km46 km (29 mi) to the NW Near Coast of Northern Chile 27 reportsInfoJan 20, 2018 09:06 pm (Santiago)6.3116 km79 km (49 mi) to the E 100 km ESE of Arica, Chile 13 reportsInfoOct 10, 2017 02:32 am (Santiago)6.294 km57 km (36 mi) to the E Northern Chile 51 reportsInfoApr 2, 2014 09:43 pm (GMT -5)7.722 km212 km (132 mi) to the S 53 km SW of Iquique, Chile 7 reportsInfoApr 1, 2014 07:59 pm (Santiago)5.822 km89 km (55 mi) to the S 79 km N of Iquique, ChileInfoApr 1, 2014 06:46 pm (GMT -5)8.225 km120 km (75 mi) to the SW 93 km NW of Iquique, Chile 14 reportsInfoMar 16, 2014 04:17 pm (GMT -5)7.033 km146 km (90 mi) to the S 68km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2 reportsInfoJan 29, 2014 06:01 am (Santiago)5.6120 km86 km (54 mi) to the E 97 km E of Arica, Chile 1 reportInfoFeb 26, 2012 04:08 am (Santiago)5.4109 km94 km (58 mi) to the E 112 km ESE of Arica, ChileInfoMay 5, 2010 09:42 pm (Lima)6.237 km81 km (50 mi) to the NW 21 km S of Las Yaras, PeruInfoNov 12, 2009 11:05 pm (Santiago)6.527 km80 km (50 mi) to the S 92 km N of Iquique, ChileInfoJul 13, 2005 07:06 am (Lima)5.980 km94 km (58 mi) to the N 13 km NE of Calana, PeruInfoJun 13, 2005 06:44 pm (Santiago)7.8116 km177 km (110 mi) to the SE Tarapaca, ChileInfoFeb 20, 2003 03:07 pm (GMT -5)5.633 km91 km (57 mi) to the W 73 km W of Arica, ChileInfoFeb 26, 2002 04:32 am (Santiago)5.692 km66 km (41 mi) to the NE Tarapaca, ChileInfoAug 8, 2001 11:33 pm (Santiago)5.6113 km98 km (61 mi) to the NE Tarapaca, ChileInfoJul 7, 2001 04:38 am (GMT -5)7.633 km239 km (148 mi) to the NW near the coast of southern PeruInfoApr 1, 1997 02:42 pm (Santiago)6.2116 km95 km (59 mi) to the NE 90 km SE of Palca, PeruInfoApr 1, 1997 02:33 pm (Santiago)6.2114 km81 km (50 mi) to the NE 73 km SE of Palca, PeruInfoFeb 10, 1994 07:48 pm (GMT -5)5.436 km81 km (50 mi) to the W 62 km W of Arica, ChileInfoMay 17, 1990 07:03 am (Santiago)5.8106 km89 km (55 mi) to the NE Tarapaca, ChileInfoJan 5, 1990 10:03 am (Santiago)5.5109 km92 km (57 mi) to the SE 118 km SE of Arica, ChileInfoApr 12, 1988 06:19 pm (GMT -5)7.133 km281 km (174 mi) to the NW near the coast of southern PeruInfoMar 9, 1988 05:41 pm (Santiago)5.4119 km78 km (49 mi) to the NE Tarapaca, ChileInfoFeb 25, 1988 11:31 pm (Santiago)5.5124 km96 km (60 mi) to the NE 45 km SE of Palca, PeruInfoAug 8, 1987 11:48 am (Santiago)7.270 km41 km (26 mi) to the SE Tarapaca, ChileInfoFeb 25, 1983 06:49 pm (Santiago)6.9146 km90 km (56 mi) to the NE Tarapaca, ChileInfoJul 30, 1965 12:45 am (Lima)5.572 km92 km (57 mi) to the NW 22 km SW of Las Yaras, PeruInfoJun 13, 1959 08:12 pm (Santiago)7.1109 km235 km (146 mi) to the SE Tarapaca, ChileInfoJan 8, 1956 04:54 pm (Santiago)6.552 km47 km (29 mi) to the SW 58 km SSW of Arica, ChileInfoOct 4, 1940 07:55 am (Universal Time)7.235 km146 km (91 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 39 km northwest of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoDec 4, 1934 05:24 pm (Universal Time)6.535 km79 km (49 mi) to the SE Tarapaca, ChileInfoFeb 23, 1933 08:09 am (Universal Time)7.235 km204 km (127 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 35 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoSep 2, 1923 10:38 pm (Universal Time)7.0155 km205 km (127 mi) to the NE Central BoliviaInfoAug 12, 1923 08:11 am (Santiago)6.00 km25 km (16 mi) to the NW Chile: NorthernInfoOct 20, 1921 06:03 am (Universal Time)7.2117 km197 km (122 mi) to the SE Chile-Bolivia Border RegionInfoAug 17, 1918 06:53 am (Universal Time)6.435 km77 km (48 mi) to the S 92 km N of Iquique, ChileInfoJun 6, 1915 05:29 pm (La Paz)7.60 km177 km (110 mi) to the E Bolivia: Peru: SInfoFeb 25, 1914 11:58 pm (Lima)7.20 km270 km (168 mi) to the NW Peru: ArequipaInfoSep 15, 1911 08:10 am (GMT -5)7.30 km241 km (150 mi) to the SW Chile: NorthernInfoDec 26, 1906 01:53 am (Lima)7.90 km116 km (72 mi) to the NW Peru: Off South CoastInfoAug 30, 1906 02:38 am (Universal Time)6.960 km38 km (24 mi) to the N 25 km ENE of Arica, ChileInfoMay 6, 1906 08:00 pm (Santiago)6.00 km25 km (16 mi) to the NW Chile: Arica; Peru: TacnaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]