Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 86 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 86 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Thu, Dec 17, 2015, 12:44 PM GMT-3 (15:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 10 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-12-17 15:44:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.524° S, 72.098° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
43

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100048rm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.