Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 30 km S of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 30 km S of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 11:16 PM GMT-3 (02:16 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 68 km NNW of La Serena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-03-09 02:16:58 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.224° S, 71.400° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 150°, dip 70°, rake 64°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 25°, dip 32°, rake 141°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.422 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2765 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.630 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2765 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.595 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.263 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2761 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.033 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2761 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 5.228 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2758 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 12
  7. 4.572 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2757 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.027 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 2756 days ago · 69 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.429 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2742 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.835 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2739 days ago · 63 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  11. 4.812 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2737 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 8
  12. 4.051 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2733 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 5.668 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2726 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 30
  14. 4.344 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2723 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.635 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2718 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.037 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2716 days ago · 60 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.033 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2715 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.741 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2714 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  19. 4.131 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2709 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.314 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2768 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.449 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2769 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  3. 5.041 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2773 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.926 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2776 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 14
  5. 4.527 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2777 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  6. 5.349 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2777 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 7
  7. 4.56 km S of Monte Patria, Chile · 2780 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 2788 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.125 km N of La Serena, Chile · 2790 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jcrf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.