M3.4 earthquake 55 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 55 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 3:46 AM GMT-3 (06:46 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 37 km W of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-28 06:46:18 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.574° S, 71.848° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person 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 5.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.49
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 174°
- Stations used
- 43
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.117 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile · 2768 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 4.337 km W of Valparaíso, Chile · 2746 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j9m8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:27 AM UTC.