Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 33 km W of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 33 km W of Illapel, Chile on Sat, Jun 4, 2016, 6:19 PM GMT-4 (22:19 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 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
2016-06-04 22:19:05 UTC
Depth
45.2 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.596° S, 71.524° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3760 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.258 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.080 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.1114 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3745 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3740 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  11. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3733 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  18. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3714 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3712 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  20. 4.366 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.725 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3768 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3775 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3778 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3788 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000623c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.