Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 107 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 107 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Tue, Aug 23, 2016, 8:57 AM GMT-3 (11:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 33 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-08-23 11:57:29 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.332° S, 72.361° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.083 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.4103 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3672 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3672 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3668 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.227 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3661 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.736 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3657 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.660 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3656 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.877 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3650 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3646 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.186 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3642 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.088 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3641 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.933 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3639 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3635 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.329 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3629 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.134 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3693 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.030 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3696 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.377 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3709 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3713 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3713 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3715 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3717 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006fyy. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.