M4.5 earthquake 58 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (mwr), light

Local time

Tue, Jan 26, 2016, 6:08 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-01-26 09:08:55 UTC

Depth

14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.161° S, 71.898° W

Region

Chile

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.5 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 167°, dip 73°, rake 72°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 36°, dip 25°, rake 135°

Location uncertainty

About 4.8 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

142

• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast59 kmWSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast385 kmNNW

After

1. 4.539 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jan 27, 10:16 AM GMT-3 · 3891 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
2. 5.250 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Jan 29, 5:07 PM GMT-3 · 3889 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
3. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jan 30, 6:27 AM GMT-3 · 3889 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
4. 4.181 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jan 30, 7:02 AM GMT-3 · 3888 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
5. 3.7Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Feb 1, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 3887 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
6. 4.381 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 3, 1:08 PM GMT-3 · 3884 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
7. 4.481 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 3, 2:20 PM GMT-3 · 3884 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
8. 6.337 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:33 PM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 71
9. 5.044 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:47 PM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
10. 4.837 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:52 PM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
11. 4.738 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:59 PM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
12. 4.835 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 10:04 PM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
13. 5.144 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 10:14 PM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.444 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 10, 4:25 AM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
15. 4.459 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 10, 10:15 AM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
16. 4.031 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 12, 12:51 AM GMT-3 · 3876 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
17. 4.283 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 16, 12:49 PM GMT-3 · 3871 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
18. 4.330 km S of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Feb 16, 1:50 PM GMT-3 · 3871 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
19. 4.386 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 17, 12:22 PM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
20. 4.624 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 17, 10:32 PM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
21. 4.154 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 18, 12:52 AM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
22. 4.937 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 19, 2:33 AM GMT-3 · 3869 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
23. 4.344 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Feb 20, 2:19 AM GMT-3 · 3868 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
24. 6.0105 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Feb 22, 3:36 AM GMT-3 · 3866 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
25. 4.599 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Feb 22, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 3866 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
26. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Feb 22, 6:39 AM GMT-3 · 3866 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
27. 3.783 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Feb 22, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
28. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 23, 6:50 AM GMT-3 · 3864 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
29. 4.631 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 24, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
30. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 24, 4:09 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
31. 4.426 km SE of La Serena, ChileWed, Feb 24, 6:59 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
32. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 25, 8:27 AM GMT-3 · 3862 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
33. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 25, 8:49 AM GMT-3 · 3862 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
34. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 1, 6:15 AM GMT-3 · 3858 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
35. 4.366 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Mar 2, 11:29 PM GMT-3 · 3856 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
36. 4.218 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Mar 3, 10:47 AM GMT-3 · 3855 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
37. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 9, 6:40 AM GMT-3 · 3850 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
38. 4.822 km NW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 9, 10:28 AM GMT-3 · 3849 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
39. 5.144 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Mar 12, 1:05 PM GMT-3 · 3846 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
40. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Mar 14, 10:21 AM GMT-3 · 3844 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
41. 4.564 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Mar 15, 8:44 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
42. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 19, 9:24 AM GMT-3 · 3839 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
43. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Mar 20, 5:01 PM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
44. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Mar 21, 12:51 PM GMT-3 · 3837 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
45. 4.555 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Mar 23, 10:14 AM GMT-3 · 3835 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
46. 3.852 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Mar 24, 7:14 PM GMT-3 · 3834 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
47. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Mar 25, 5:03 AM GMT-3 · 3834 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
48. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 26, 5:56 AM GMT-3 · 3833 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 4.529 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jan 25, 10:35 PM GMT-3 · 3893 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
2. 4.241 km NW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 21, 10:36 AM GMT-3 · 3897 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
3. 4.210 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 21, 3:07 AM GMT-3 · 3898 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
4. 4.545 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jan 20, 4:24 AM GMT-3 · 3899 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
5. 4.045 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jan 19, 6:45 PM GMT-3 · 3899 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
6. 4.139 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jan 12, 4:01 PM GMT-3 · 3906 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
7. 3.938 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jan 10, 8:01 PM GMT-3 · 3908 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
8. 4.683 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Jan 8, 12:11 AM GMT-3 · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
9. 4.243 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jan 8, 12:00 AM GMT-3 · 3911 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
10. 4.358 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 7, 10:39 PM GMT-3 · 3911 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
11. 5.742 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 7, 10:12 PM GMT-3 · 3911 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 26
12. 4.543 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jan 6, 11:09 PM GMT-3 · 3912 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
13. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jan 4, 12:16 PM GMT-3 · 3914 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
14. 4.190 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jan 3, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 3915 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
15. 4.5104 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jan 2, 11:15 AM GMT-3 · 3916 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
16. 4.463 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jan 1, 2:46 AM GMT-3 · 3918 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
17. 4.552 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Dec 30, 6:29 PM GMT-3 · 3919 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
18. 4.589 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Dec 28, 11:36 AM GMT-3 · 3921 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
19. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Dec 27, 11:08 PM GMT-3 · 3922 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
20. 4.015 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Dec 27, 1:13 PM GMT-3 · 3922 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004uml. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.