M4.1 earthquake 84 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile on Sat, Jul 16, 2016, 3:40 AM GMT-4 (07:40 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 54 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-16 07:40:32 UTC
- Depth
- 35.2 km (21.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.636° S, 70.847° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.6 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.369 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 3726 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.154 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 3717 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 18
- 4.342 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 3694 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.450 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 3681 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006f5t. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.