Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 18 km SSE of Machalí, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Machalí, Chile on Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 7:14 PM GMT-3 (22:14 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-03-11 22:14:16 UTC
Depth
105.1 km (65.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
34.339° S, 70.600° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Region Metropolitana, Chile · 2734 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.113 km W of Paine, Chile · 2764 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.311 km SSW of Rancagua, Chile · 2792 days ago · 95 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jdw6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.