M4.9 earthquake 98 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 98 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 2:50 AM GMT-3 (05:50 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-03-07 05:50:36 UTC
- Depth
- 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.790° S, 69.423° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 7
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.068 · 21 stations |
| 5.01 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 4.9 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 173°, dip 23°, rake -79°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 341°, dip 67°, rake -95°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.1 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 107
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.252 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 2758 days ago · 147 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.396 km E of Arica, Chile · 2749 days ago · 135 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.796 km E of Arica, Chile · 2746 days ago · 129 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
- 4.1101 km E of Arica, Chile · 2743 days ago · 124 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.0133 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2739 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.486 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2710 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3157 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2708 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jbqi (also filed as iscgem615096333). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.