Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 77 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Sun, Apr 7, 2019, 10:57 AM GMT-4 (14:57 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-04-07 14:57:35 UTC
Depth
66.8 km (41.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.994° S, 71.876° 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 IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 13.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.270 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2731 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.611 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2730 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.178 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2719 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.684 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2710 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7
  5. 4.457 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2709 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.365 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2675 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  7. 4.719 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 2675 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 139
  8. 4.466 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2673 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 4.171 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2740 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000kbuc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.