Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 87 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 87 km W of Coquimbo, Chile on Wed, Jun 1, 2016, 5:47 PM GMT-4 (21:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 84 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Coquimbo forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-01 21:47:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.106° S, 72.226° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

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
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 13°, dip 52°, rake 101°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 175°, dip 39°, rake 76°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3764 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.884 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3762 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.097 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3762 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3761 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  5. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3761 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3759 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3756 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3753 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3750 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3738 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3732 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3729 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.777 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3726 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  24. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  25. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 4.682 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3709 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3708 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.851 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3771 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3776 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3779 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.118 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3786 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3787 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3791 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3792 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3792 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005zs9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.