M4.8 earthquake 82 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 82 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, May 6, 1987, 8:11 PM GMT-4 (00:11 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 48 km WNW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-07 00:11:34 UTC
- Depth
- 19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.353° S, 72.065° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034su. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.