M4.6 earthquake 70 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 70 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 2:24 AM GMT-4 (06:24 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-24 06:24:32 UTC
- Depth
- 59.1 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.497° S, 69.950° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5102 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2710 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.598 km N of Tocopilla, Chile · 2703 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
- 4.019 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2701 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.355 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2698 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003b79. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.