Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 55 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 55 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Feb 25, 2016, 3:46 PM GMT-3 (18:46 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 68 km NW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-02-25 18:46:51 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.475° S, 71.726° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.5 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3865 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3865 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3864 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3858 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3857 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.659 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3852 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3852 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3851 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3850 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 11
  10. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3850 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3850 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3849 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3847 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3845 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3845 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3845 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3841 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.189 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3840 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3840 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3837 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3834 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3831 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  24. 4.335 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3830 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3828 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  26. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3825 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3825 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3825 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3824 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3820 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3820 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  32. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3817 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  33. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3817 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  34. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3817 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  35. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3815 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3809 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  37. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3809 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3870 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3870 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3871 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3872 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3872 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3873 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.344 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3875 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.937 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3876 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  9. 4.867 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3878 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.316 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3882 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.031 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3883 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.459 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3885 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 5.144 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3885 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.835 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3885 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.738 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3885 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.837 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3885 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 5.044 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3885 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.976 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3886 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.381 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3887 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.495 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3888 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004tua. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.