M3.9 earthquake 80 km NW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

3.9 (mb), minor

Local time

Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 1:01 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-10-30 04:01:03 UTC

Depth

19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.222° S, 71.862° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.7 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.51

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

127°

Stations used

27

• Illapel, ChilePopulation 22,816. Forecast80 kmNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast150 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast273 kmNNW

After

1. 4.353 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 30, 11:15 PM GMT-3 · 3614 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
2. 3.948 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Nov 2, 11:17 PM GMT-3 · 3611 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
3. 4.241 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, Nov 13, 2:43 PM GMT-3 · 3600 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
4. 4.370 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, Nov 25, 11:14 AM GMT-3 · 3588 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
5. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 2, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3582 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.470 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 8, 2:42 AM GMT-3 · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
7. 5.260 km W of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 8, 5:42 PM GMT-3 · 3575 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 16
8. 4.949 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Dec 8, 5:44 PM GMT-3 · 3575 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
9. 4.445 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Dec 9, 12:09 PM GMT-3 · 3574 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
10. 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Dec 11, 10:40 PM GMT-3 · 3572 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
11. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 13, 6:06 PM GMT-3 · 3570 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
12. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 16, 8:11 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
13. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 16, 8:56 PM GMT-3 · 3567 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
14. 4.013 km SW of Illapel, ChileSun, Dec 18, 1:25 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
15. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Dec 19, 12:36 PM GMT-3 · 3564 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 4.335 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Oct 29, 8:57 AM GMT-3 · 3616 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
2. 4.044 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 23, 3:09 AM GMT-3 · 3622 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
3. 4.329 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 21, 4:02 PM GMT-3 · 3623 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
4. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 16, 5:37 AM GMT-3 · 3629 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
5. 4.933 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 11, 10:59 PM GMT-3 · 3633 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
6. 4.088 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 10, 9:21 AM GMT-3 · 3635 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
7. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 7, 8:59 PM GMT-3 · 3637 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
8. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 5, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 3640 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
9. 4.661 km NW of La Ligua, ChileSat, Oct 1, 8:25 AM GMT-3 · 3644 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007317. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.