Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 26 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Tue, Feb 26, 2019, 5:47 AM GMT-3 (08:47 UTC), 47 km (29 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
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-02-26 08:47:26 UTC
Depth
47.2 km (29.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.166° S, 71.467° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
14
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
166

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.041 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2768 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.449 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2764 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.314 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2763 days ago · 67 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.630 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2761 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
  5. 4.422 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2760 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.630 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2760 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.595 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2760 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.263 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2756 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.033 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2756 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 5.228 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2753 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 12
  11. 4.572 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2752 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.027 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 2751 days ago · 69 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.429 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2737 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.835 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2734 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  15. 4.812 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2732 days ago · 62 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 8
  16. 4.051 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2728 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 5.668 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2721 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 30
  18. 4.344 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2718 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.635 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2713 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.527 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2772 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  2. 5.349 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2772 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.56 km S of Monte Patria, Chile · 2775 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 2783 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.125 km N of La Serena, Chile · 2785 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.411 km SSE of Ovalle, Chile · 2799 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.427 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2801 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jnt0. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.