Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 18 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, May 11, 2016, 7:41 PM GMT-3 (22:41 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 57 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-11 22:41:55 UTC
Depth
44.6 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.861° S, 71.495° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3779 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3778 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  4. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3775 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.851 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3771 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.187 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3764 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 5.884 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3761 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.097 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  11. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3755 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3752 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3751 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3749 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3749 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3744 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3744 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3737 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3731 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3729 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3786 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3790 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.291 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.871 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.548 km NNE of La Serena, Chile · 3809 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3810 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3810 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.275 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3815 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gn7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.