Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 67 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 67 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile on Mon, Jul 18, 2016, 4:59 AM GMT-4 (08:59 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 69 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mwr), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jul 18, 2016, 4:59 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2016-07-18 08:59:43 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 30.356° S, 71.862° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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: 4.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 7°, dip 46°, rake 123°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 144°, dip 53°, rake 60°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 52°
Stations used: 256

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006fhz (also filed as iscgem609169311). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.