M6.3 earthquake 49 km SW of Ovalle, Chile
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Ovalle, Chile on Wed, Apr 7, 1943, 9:07 AM GMT-4 (13:07 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 64 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1943-04-07 13:07:08 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.942° S, 71.534° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.464 km W of Illapel, Chile · 30484 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
- 6.355 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 30439 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem899794. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.