Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 37 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile on Tue, Jun 14, 2016, 7:43 AM GMT-4 (11:43 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 13 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-14 11:43:24 UTC
Depth
34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.149° S, 71.656° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 3.9 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
42

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200064b2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.