Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 33 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 10:22 AM GMT-4 (14:22 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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

Coquimbo forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2019-04-28 14:22:48 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.058° S, 71.668° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 12.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.741 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2709 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.131 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2704 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.417 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 2687 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.444 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2681 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.426 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2676 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.483 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2673 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 5.024 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 2664 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  8. 6.472 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2664 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 34
  9. 4.896 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2664 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.579 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2664 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.473 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2664 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.471 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2662 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.448 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 2653 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.253 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2651 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.037 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2711 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.635 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2713 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 5.668 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2721 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 30
  4. 4.051 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2728 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.812 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2732 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 8
  6. 4.835 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2734 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  7. 4.429 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2737 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003dfa. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.