Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 29 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 5:29 AM GMT-3 (08:29 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 49 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-01-25 08:29:17 UTC
Depth
64.2 km (39.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.180° S, 71.506° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j8pl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.