M4.3 earthquake 144 km E of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 144 km E of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Aug 18, 2019, 3:13 PM GMT-4 (19:13 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-18 19:13:59 UTC
- Depth
- 111.6 km (69.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.197° S, 68.770° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2600 days ago · 124 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2599 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.2105 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2582 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600056s3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.