M4.5 earthquake 90 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 90 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile on Wed, Aug 21, 2019, 6:04 AM GMT-4 (10:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 85 km NNW of La Serena, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-21 10:04:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.828° S, 71.644° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 32
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.165 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 2568 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.785 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2548 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600057vk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.