Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 50 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile on Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 9:50 PM GMT-3 (00:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 42 km W of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-12-24 00:50:40 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.639° S, 71.721° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.983 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3560 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.130 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 3552 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.342 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3552 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.949 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3552 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.392 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3552 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.391 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3549 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.941 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3549 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  8. 4.884 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3545 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.332 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 3544 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.443 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3540 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.221 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3522 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.018 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 3521 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.480 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3515 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.29 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 3506 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 9
  15. 5.477 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3506 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  16. 4.090 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3502 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.845 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3565 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.140 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3567 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3567 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3567 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3570 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.930 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 3572 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.5100 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3587 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.395 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3587 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007mef. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.