M3.6 earthquake 93 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 93 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile on Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 12:36 AM GMT-4 (04:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 94 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-07 04:36:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.140° S, 71.240° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.0 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.184 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 3725 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.369 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 3725 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.188 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 3693 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.342 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 3692 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.694 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 3682 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100061i9. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.