Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 75 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 75 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 5:53 PM GMT-3 (20:53 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 5:53 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2020-01-29 20:53:37 UTC
Depth: 12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 30.254° S, 72.038° 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: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 4.8 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 0°, dip 34°, rake 88°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 183°, dip 56°, rake 92°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.7 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.11
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 120°
Stations used: 83

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007jgq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.