Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 41 km WSW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 8:07 PM GMT-3 (23:07 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-04 23:07:11 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.817° S, 71.548° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people 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 3.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
54

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.340 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2515 days ago · 57 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.735 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2502 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 19
  3. 4.094 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2496 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.228 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2486 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 6.129 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2522 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 294 · PAGER yellow
  2. 4.284 km W of Illapel, Chile · 2524 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.530 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 2526 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.173 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2534 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.667 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2534 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006363. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.