Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 66 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 66 km W of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Mar 2, 2016, 11:29 PM GMT-3 (02:29 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 22 km NW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-03 02:29:30 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.958° S, 72.033° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 3.9 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
50

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004u8q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.