Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake - 99 km east of Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile, on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 4:21 pm (GMT -4) -
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Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 149 km depth
15 May 20:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 15, 2022 20:21:09 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 4:21 pm (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 149.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 18.35°S / 69.37°W  (Provincia de Parinacota, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile) |
| Antipode | 18.35°N / 110.63°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Guallatiri (30 km / 19 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 98 km (61 mi) ESE of Catana (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 875) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) E of Arica (Arica y Parinacota) (pop: 186,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 101 km (62 mi) ESE of Tacna (Peru) (pop: 280,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 120 km (75 mi) SE of Tarata (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 3,050) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 130 km (81 mi) SE of Chipispaya (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 1,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 138 km (86 mi) SSE of Chuquitira (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 4,220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 149 km (92 mi) SE of Totoral (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 1,980) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 152 km (95 mi) SE of Candarave (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 3,420) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 159 km (99 mi) SE of Ilabaya (Jorge Basadre, Tacna, Peru) (pop: 9,490) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 169 km (105 mi) SE of Pujocucho (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 4,120) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  6.7°C (44 F), humidity: 23%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 149 km | TARAPACA, CHILE | EMSC |
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