Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 73 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 73 km W of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Jun 14, 2019, 12:21 AM GMT-4 (04:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2019-06-14 04:21:23 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.051° S, 72.091° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
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
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 11°, dip 26°, rake 111°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 168°, dip 66°, rake 80°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600040l3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.