M4.7 earthquake 37 km NE of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 37 km NE of Vallenar, Chile on Sun, Nov 10, 2019, 4:21 AM GMT-3 (07:21 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-10 07:21:31 UTC
- Depth
- 86.3 km (53.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.305° S, 70.537° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 4.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 356°, dip 73°, rake -11°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 89°, dip 79°, rake -163°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.3 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1103 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 2517 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.251 km SW of Copiapó, Chile · 2507 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.768 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 2502 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
- 4.258 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2501 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.397 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2476 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600069w3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.