M4.3 earthquake 69 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 69 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile on Sat, Jul 16, 2016, 8:21 AM GMT-4 (12:21 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-16 12:21:47 UTC
- Depth
- 42.7 km (26.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.626° S, 70.683° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.154 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 3717 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 18
- 4.450 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 3681 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006f6j. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.