Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 77 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 77 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Oct 1, 2016, 7:25 AM GMT-3 (10:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwr), light
Local time: Sat, Oct 1, 2016, 7:25 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2016-10-01 10:25:57 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 29.625° S, 72.047° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 4.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 349°, dip 34°, rake 91°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 168°, dip 56°, rake 89°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 2.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 96°
Stations used: 85

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ucx (also filed as iscgem609570780). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.