Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 66 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 66 km W of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 3:35 AM GMT-4 (07:35 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 37 km WNW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-07-29 07:35:35 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.726° S, 71.864° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3700 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.0110 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3698 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 5.046 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3698 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.599 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3696 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.558 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3696 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.841 km N of La Ligua, Chile · 3696 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 9
  8. 3.854 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3693 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.388 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3673 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.255 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3668 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.939 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3667 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  12. 3.879 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3662 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.078 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3650 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3714 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3733 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100068ay. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.