M4.1 earthquake 40 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

Magnitude

4.1 (mb), light

Local time

Sat, Dec 17, 2016, 5:06 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-12-17 08:06:55 UTC

Depth

34.3 km (21.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.257° S, 71.568° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.4 km horizontally, 13.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

33

• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast40 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast366 kmNNW

After

1. 3.845 km W of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Dec 19, 2:19 AM GMT-3 · 3566 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
2. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Dec 19, 12:36 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
3. 4.150 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Dec 23, 9:50 PM GMT-3 · 3561 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
4. 4.130 km NNW of La Serena, ChileSun, Jan 1, 12:25 AM GMT-3 · 3553 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
5. 4.342 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jan 1, 4:50 AM GMT-3 · 3553 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
6. 3.949 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jan 1, 7:20 AM GMT-3 · 3553 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
7. 4.391 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jan 3, 5:16 PM GMT-3 · 3550 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
8. 4.941 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jan 4, 10:24 AM GMT-3 · 3549 days ago · 45 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
9. 4.884 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jan 7, 9:33 PM GMT-3 · 3546 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
10. 4.332 km NNW of La Serena, ChileSun, Jan 8, 9:40 PM GMT-3 · 3545 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.443 km NW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 12, 4:23 PM GMT-3 · 3541 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
12. 4.016 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jan 13, 10:43 AM GMT-3 · 3540 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
13. 4.441 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 19, 9:01 AM GMT-3 · 3535 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.124 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Jan 21, 2:03 PM GMT-3 · 3532 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.29 km S of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jan 23, 8:21 AM GMT-3 · 3531 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
16. 4.280 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 26, 9:37 AM GMT-3 · 3527 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
17. 4.753 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jan 27, 4:26 AM GMT-3 · 3527 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
18. 4.221 km NW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jan 31, 2:50 AM GMT-3 · 3523 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
19. 4.018 km SSE of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 1, 12:07 AM GMT-3 · 3522 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
20. 4.480 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Feb 7, 12:17 AM GMT-3 · 3516 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 16, 8:56 PM GMT-3 · 3568 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
2. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 16, 8:11 PM GMT-3 · 3568 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
3. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 13, 6:06 PM GMT-3 · 3571 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
4. 3.930 km NW of La Serena, ChileMon, Dec 12, 3:58 AM GMT-3 · 3573 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
5. 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Dec 11, 10:40 PM GMT-3 · 3573 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
6. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 2, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3583 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.5100 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 26, 9:54 PM GMT-3 · 3588 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.395 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 26, 9:31 PM GMT-3 · 3588 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
9. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 23, 1:43 PM GMT-3 · 3591 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200081ur. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.