Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 12 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Apr 6, 2019, 6:33 PM GMT-3 (21:33 UTC), 62 km (38 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-04-06 21:33:03 UTC
Depth
61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.060° S, 71.374° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

8 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 4.8 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.051 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2727 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 5.668 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2720 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 30
  3. 4.344 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2717 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.635 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2713 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.037 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2710 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.033 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2710 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.741 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2709 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.131 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2704 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.417 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 2687 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.444 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2680 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.426 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2676 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.483 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2673 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.835 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2734 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.429 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2737 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.027 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 2750 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.572 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2752 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 5.228 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2753 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 12
  6. 4.033 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2756 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.263 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2756 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.595 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2759 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.630 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2760 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.422 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2760 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.630 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2760 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000kbhf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.