Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 77 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 77 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Tue, Aug 2, 2016, 11:01 PM GMT-4 (03:01 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 77 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-08-03 03:01:26 UTC
Depth
29.3 km (18.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.644° S, 72.062° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.030 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3693 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.4107 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3686 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.083 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3683 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.4103 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3670 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3666 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.685 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3664 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.736 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3655 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.660 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3654 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.877 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3647 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3711 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3713 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.682 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3722 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3722 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3723 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.777 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3729 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3734 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3735 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100069ms. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.