M4.6 earthquake 61 km NNW of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 61 km NNW of Illapel, Chile on Sat, Feb 2, 2013, 5:16 PM GMT-3 (20:16 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-02-02 20:16:05 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.126° S, 71.433° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Canela, Combarbala, Hurtado, Monte Patria and Salamanca; (III) at Illapel and Zapallar; (II) at Andacollo, Los Vilos, Ovalle and Punitaqui.
From the USGS event page for usc000f06q. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.129 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 4964 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.622 km NNE of Ovalle, Chile · 4956 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000f06q. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.