M4.2 earthquake 91 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Sun, May 1, 2016, 1:24 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-05-01 04:24:26 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.282° S, 72.206° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

191°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

29

• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast91 kmWSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast382 kmNNW

After

1. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, May 1, 5:55 AM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
2. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, ChileFri, May 6, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 3797 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
3. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, May 6, 1:15 PM GMT-3 · 3797 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
4. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, May 7, 9:39 AM GMT-3 · 3796 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
5. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, May 11, 10:11 AM GMT-3 · 3792 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
6. 4.118 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, May 11, 7:41 PM GMT-3 · 3791 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
7. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, May 12, 3:03 PM GMT-3 · 3790 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
8. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, May 18, 5:04 PM GMT-4 · 3784 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
9. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, May 19, 2:28 PM GMT-4 · 3783 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
10. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, May 22, 7:47 AM GMT-4 · 3781 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
11. 4.851 km W of Coquimbo, ChileThu, May 26, 4:36 PM GMT-4 · 3776 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.187 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jun 1, 5:47 PM GMT-4 · 3770 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
13. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Jun 2, 8:16 PM GMT-4 · 3769 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
14. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Jun 6, 9:16 AM GMT-4 · 3766 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
15. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Jun 6, 9:21 AM GMT-4 · 3766 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
16. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 7, 3:06 AM GMT-4 · 3765 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
17. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jun 8, 7:37 AM GMT-4 · 3764 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
18. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jun 8, 3:12 PM GMT-4 · 3763 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
19. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jun 11, 9:44 AM GMT-4 · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
20. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jun 14, 7:43 AM GMT-4 · 3758 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
21. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jun 15, 9:14 PM GMT-4 · 3756 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
22. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Jun 16, 11:48 PM GMT-4 · 3755 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
23. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jun 17, 2:38 AM GMT-4 · 3755 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
24. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Jun 18, 8:01 PM GMT-4 · 3753 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
25. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 4:55 PM GMT-4 · 3752 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
26. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 9:31 PM GMT-4 · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
27. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 21, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3750 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
28. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 21, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3750 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
29. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jun 26, 6:52 PM GMT-4 · 3745 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
30. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 28, 7:07 PM GMT-4 · 3743 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
31. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jun 28, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3743 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away

Before

1. 4.2128 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Apr 30, 7:31 AM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
2. 4.5130 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Apr 30, 3:36 AM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
3. 4.871 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Apr 29, 11:49 PM GMT-3 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
4. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 25, 7:20 PM GMT-3 · 3807 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
5. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 9:46 PM GMT-3 · 3813 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
6. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 1:37 PM GMT-3 · 3814 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
7. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 17, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 3816 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
8. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Apr 17, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3816 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
9. 4.275 km W of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Apr 12, 7:16 PM GMT-3 · 3820 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
10. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 10, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3823 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
11. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 10:45 PM GMT-3 · 3823 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
12. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 3824 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
13. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:49 AM GMT-3 · 3824 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
14. 4.335 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 4, 8:12 PM GMT-3 · 3828 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
15. 4.3148 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Apr 2, 10:06 PM GMT-3 · 3830 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ct6. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.