Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 105 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 8:52 PM GMT-4 (00:52 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 118 km ESE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-07 00:52:54 UTC
Depth
98.7 km (61.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.655° S, 69.330° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1101 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2577 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.1142 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2576 days ago · 134 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.3129 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2573 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.2130 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2562 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.6118 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2534 days ago · 146 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.6113 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2531 days ago · 100 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.5112 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2531 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.197 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2531 days ago · 100 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.3117 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2530 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.3144 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2602 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.5112 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2608 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005d38. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.