M4.2 earthquake 72 km NE of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 72 km NE of La Serena, Chile on Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 9:49 AM GMT-4 (13:49 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 10 km N of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-19 13:49:17 UTC
- Depth
- 76.1 km (47.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.383° S, 70.802° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 25
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600056yu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.