M4.7 earthquake 85 km NNW of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 85 km NNW of La Serena, Chile on Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 11:55 PM GMT-3 (02:55 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-11 02:55:41 UTC
- Depth
- 36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.250° S, 71.725° 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 IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 182°, dip 23°, rake 106°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 345°, dip 68°, rake 83°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.692 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2531 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.1100 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2526 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.38 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2506 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 4.768 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 2501 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 4.321 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2492 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005tad. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.