Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 71 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 71 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Apr 29, 2016, 11:49 PM GMT-3 (02:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 46 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-30 02:49:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.764° S, 72.039° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5130 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.2128 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.291 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3790 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.118 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3786 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3779 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3775 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.851 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3771 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.187 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3764 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 5.884 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3761 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  15. 4.097 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  17. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3755 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3752 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3750 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3810 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.275 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3815 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3818 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3148 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3825 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.026 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 3825 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005cmu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.