Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 77 km NW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 77 km NW of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:59 AM GMT-3 (03:59 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 53 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-16 03:59:42 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.234° S, 71.838° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 30°, dip 26°, rake 134°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 163°, dip 72°, rake 71°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3846 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3845 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3842 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3841 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3841 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3841 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3839 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.852 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3837 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3837 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.189 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3836 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3836 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.351 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3835 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3833 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.083 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3832 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3830 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3826 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
  18. 4.335 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3826 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3824 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 7
  20. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3821 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3821 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3820 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3820 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3816 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  25. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3813 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  26. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3813 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  27. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3812 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  28. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3811 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3811 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3805 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 3.987 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3803 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3789 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  34. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3788 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3846 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 11
  2. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3847 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3847 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.822 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3852 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3852 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3854 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3860 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3861 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.2102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3861 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.7149 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3864 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3865 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3865 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3865 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3867 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3867 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.783 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3868 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3868 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.599 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3869 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.344 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3871 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005a3d. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.