M4.7 earthquake 36 km S of Salamanca, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 36 km S of Salamanca, Chile on Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 10:09 PM GMT-4 (02:09 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-09 02:09:36 UTC
- Depth
- 83.1 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.106° S, 70.970° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 63
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
63 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 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 125°, dip 49°, rake 81°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 319°, dip 42°, rake 101°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 64
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.428 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2611 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.830 km WSW of Salamanca, Chile · 2601 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.617 km E of Los Andes, Chile · 2576 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.054 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2575 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.466 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 2575 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.446 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 2555 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600052ll. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.