M4.1 earthquake 72 km S of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 72 km S of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 3, 2019, 11:33 AM GMT-3 (14:33 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 70 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-03 14:33:59 UTC
- Depth
- 74.6 km (46.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.860° S, 70.026° 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 III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.2 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 29
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.670 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2718 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2716 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5102 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2710 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.598 km N of Tocopilla, Chile · 2702 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k9wf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.