Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 75 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 75 km W of Coquimbo, Chile on Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 10:23 AM GMT-4 (14:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 10 km N of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mww), light
Local time
UTC
2019-08-15 14:23:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.905° S, 72.120° 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
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 1°, dip 29°, rake 89°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 182°, dip 61°, rake 91°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.333 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2600 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3124 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2585 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.142 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2580 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.431 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2577 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.491 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2570 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.346 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2567 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 5.410 km N of Coquimbo, Chile · 2560 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 53
  8. 4.2150 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2554 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.1148 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2552 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.785 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2545 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.398 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.191 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2621 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600055ei. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.