Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 25 km N of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 25 km N of La Serena, Chile on Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 11:13 AM GMT-3 (14:13 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 49 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2019-02-12 14:13:09 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.681° S, 71.298° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jgnn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.