M4.5 earthquake 102 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 102 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile on Thu, May 2, 2019, 1:13 PM GMT-4 (17:13 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-02 17:13:23 UTC
- Depth
- 39.5 km (24.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.316° S, 70.740° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.9 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 165°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.598 km N of Tocopilla, Chile · 2703 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
- 4.355 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2698 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.322 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2658 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003fuq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.