Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 95 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 95 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Nov 26, 2016, 9:31 PM GMT-3 (00:31 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 44 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-11-27 00:31:23 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.323° S, 72.230° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5100 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3593 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3588 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3576 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3573 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3573 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.140 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3573 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.845 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3571 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3570 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.150 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3566 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.342 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3558 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.949 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3557 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.391 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3555 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.941 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3554 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  14. 4.884 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3551 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  15. 4.443 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3546 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  16. 4.441 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3539 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  17. 4.124 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3537 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3596 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3605 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.077 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3609 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.579 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3619 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.335 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3621 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007cmk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.