Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 71 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 71 km W of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 6:37 AM GMT-4 (10:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km S of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2019-06-15 10:37:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.953° S, 72.079° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 118°, dip 82°, rake 46°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 19°, dip 44°, rake 168°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
55

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000413v. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.