M4.7 earthquake 13 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Feb 7, 1987, 9:16 PM GMT-3 (00:16 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 24 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-08 00:16:49 UTC
- Depth
- 74.1 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.853° S, 71.415° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.124 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 14464 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.835 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 14421 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003291. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.