Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 133 km SE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 133 km SE of Arica, Chile on Wed, Apr 3, 2019, 1:08 PM GMT-3 (16:08 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 102 km ESE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-03 16:08:54 UTC
Depth
125.9 km (78.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.158° S, 69.255° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.486 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2710 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.3157 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2708 days ago · 120 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.8102 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2681 days ago · 120 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.1101 km E of Arica, Chile · 2744 days ago · 124 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.085 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2746 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.796 km E of Arica, Chile · 2746 days ago · 129 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.396 km E of Arica, Chile · 2749 days ago · 135 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.4114 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2764 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.998 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2766 days ago · 108 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k9qi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.