Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 42 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 12:02 PM GMT-3 (15:02 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 10 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-18 15:02:53 UTC
Depth
61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.791° S, 71.583° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.710 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2812 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 790 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag
  2. 4.315 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2812 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  3. 4.416 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2812 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.020 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2811 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.620 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2810 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  6. 4.840 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2809 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.830 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2809 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  8. 5.118 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2807 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 19
  9. 4.629 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2806 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.421 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2805 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.142 km W of Illapel, Chile · 2805 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.411 km SSE of Ovalle, Chile · 2802 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.867 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2798 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 2785 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.534 km N of Illapel, Chile · 2779 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.56 km S of Monte Patria, Chile · 2778 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.926 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2774 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 14
  18. 5.041 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2771 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  19. 4.314 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2765 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.630 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2764 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  21. 4.422 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2763 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.630 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2763 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.595 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2763 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 4.263 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2759 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 4.033 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2759 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 4.027 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 2754 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

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