Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Tue, Feb 26, 2019, 11:41 AM GMT-3 (14:41 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 106 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-26 14:41:06 UTC
Depth
91.0 km (56.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.928° S, 68.968° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2761 days ago · 119 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.2114 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2758 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.3121 km N of Calama, Chile · 2758 days ago · 126 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 5.1156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 2756 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.2148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2754 days ago · 131 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.6167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2746 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.5142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2746 days ago · 152 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2740 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.6137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2737 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.8108 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2722 days ago · 97 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  11. 4.5142 km N of Calama, Chile · 2721 days ago · 124 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 5.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2717 days ago · 146 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  13. 4.4132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2715 days ago · 111 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.4147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2774 days ago · 129 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.4109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.5160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2786 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.7106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 137 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2793 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2798 days ago · 139 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.2122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2800 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jnyb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.