Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 72 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, May 7, 2016, 9:39 AM GMT-3 (12:39 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 53 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-07 12:39:49 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.283° S, 71.995° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3786 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.118 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3786 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3779 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3778 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  6. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3775 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.851 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3771 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.187 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3764 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  12. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3760 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3755 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3752 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3751 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3750 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  26. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3738 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  30. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3731 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3792 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.291 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.2128 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.5130 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.871 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3802 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3810 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3810 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.275 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3815 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3818 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3818 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3819 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005fq5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.