Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 55 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 55 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Jun 3, 2016, 4:47 PM GMT-4 (20:47 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 33 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-03 20:47:12 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.466° S, 71.720° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.333 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3762 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3760 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.258 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3751 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.080 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.1114 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3745 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3740 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  17. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3733 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  21. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3726 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  25. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3714 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3712 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3712 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  31. 4.366 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.725 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3768 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3775 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3776 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3778 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3779 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3787 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  15. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3788 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200061wp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.