M4.5 earthquake 98 km N of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 98 km N of Tocopilla, Chile on Thu, May 9, 2019, 6:21 PM GMT-4 (22:21 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-09 22:21:39 UTC
- Depth
- 50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.207° S, 70.072° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.7 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 160°
- Stations used
- 33
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
- 4.019 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2700 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.355 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2697 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.322 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2658 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003j37. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.