Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 72 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Tue, Jun 28, 2016, 11:54 PM GMT-4 (03:54 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 35 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-29 03:54:21 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.124° S, 72.062° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 43°, dip 26°, rake 134°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 176°, dip 72°, rake 71°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3731 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3729 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3725 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.777 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3725 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.28 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3723 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  10. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.682 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3712 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3711 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3709 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.377 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3703 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3695 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.030 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3690 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.134 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3687 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 4.4107 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3682 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.083 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3679 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3750 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3751 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3752 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3755 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3758 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  17. 4.097 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3762 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 5.884 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3762 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3764 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.187 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200067tn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.