Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 35 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 35 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Thu, Apr 25, 2019, 4:28 PM GMT-4 (20:28 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 72 km W of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-25 20:28:31 UTC
Depth
41.3 km (25.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.666° S, 71.506° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.037 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2714 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.033 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2713 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.131 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2707 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.417 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 2690 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.426 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2680 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.483 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2677 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.024 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 2667 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  8. 6.472 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2667 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 34
  9. 4.896 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2667 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.579 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2667 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.473 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2667 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.471 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2666 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.448 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 2657 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 5.668 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2724 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 30
  2. 4.051 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2731 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.812 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2735 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  4. 4.835 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2738 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.429 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2740 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003c5k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.