M4.2 earthquake 58 km NW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 58 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 11:23 AM GMT-3 (14:23 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 82 km W of Vallenar, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-27 14:23:38 UTC
- Depth
- 39.8 km (24.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.219° S, 71.205° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 183°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.397 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2475 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.582 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 2474 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.558 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 2450 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006ds4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.