Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 142 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 142 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, Apr 19, 2019, 11:51 PM GMT-4 (03:51 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 106 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-20 03:51:33 UTC
Depth
123.5 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.176° S, 68.767° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2717 days ago · 146 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.4132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2715 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.5140 km N of Calama, Chile · 2708 days ago · 113 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.3103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2700 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.4146 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2699 days ago · 187 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2696 days ago · 123 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2696 days ago · 134 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.259 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2695 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2688 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.4147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2687 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.2151 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2686 days ago · 112 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2682 days ago · 114 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2677 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.582 km N of Calama, Chile · 2676 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2669 days ago · 137 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.7147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2663 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.6137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2738 days ago · 130 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2740 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.5142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2746 days ago · 152 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.6167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2746 days ago · 126 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.363 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2748 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700039i8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.