Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 83 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 83 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Jan 8, 2016, 12:11 AM GMT-3 (03:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 50 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-01-08 03:11:28 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.644° S, 72.130° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.241 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3897 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.558 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3892 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.250 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3889 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3888 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.181 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3888 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.381 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3884 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.283 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3871 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.330 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 3871 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.386 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3870 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.154 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3870 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 6.0105 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3866 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  12. 4.599 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3866 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.783 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3865 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.631 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3863 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3863 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.366 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3856 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.218 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3855 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.190 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3915 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.5104 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3916 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.589 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3921 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3922 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.486 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3932 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.052 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3933 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.391 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3935 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.593 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3935 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.369 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3936 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.184 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3936 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.188 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3939 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004cam. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.