M4.0 earthquake 19 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile on Sun, May 12, 2019, 2:42 AM GMT-4 (06:42 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 55 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-12 06:42:23 UTC
- Depth
- 53.8 km (33.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.027° S, 70.027° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 156°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.355 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2697 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.322 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2658 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003jzk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.