Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 40 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 5:52 PM GMT-3 (20:52 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 35 km WSW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-11 20:52:23 UTC
Depth
56.7 km (35.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.811° S, 71.538° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.735 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2501 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 19
  2. 4.094 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2496 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.228 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2485 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.371 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2457 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.041 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2521 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  2. 6.129 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2521 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 294 · PAGER yellow
  3. 4.284 km W of Illapel, Chile · 2524 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.530 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2525 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.173 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2533 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.667 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2533 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006aci. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.