Chile earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 49 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 12:28 PM GMT-3 (15:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 141 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 12:28 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2019-02-25 15:28:42 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 29.775° S, 71.813° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 7
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 202°, dip 34°, rake 133°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 334°, dip 66°, rake 66°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 97°
Stations used: 71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jmvn (also filed as iscgem614976286). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.