M5.6 earthquake 86 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 86 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile on Sun, Apr 7, 2019, 6:52 AM GMT-4 (10:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-07 10:52:41 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.759° S, 72.515° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 9
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -0.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 68% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 2% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
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
- 5.6 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 14°, dip 31°, rake 103°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 179°, dip 60°, rake 83°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 119
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.393 km W of San Antonio, Chile · 2732 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 3.848 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2730 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.452 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile · 2730 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 4.058 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile · 2693 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.440 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 2682 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000kbs5 (also filed as iscgem615372545). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.