Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 59 km SW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 59 km SW of Illapel, Chile on Mon, Jun 6, 2016, 2:53 AM GMT-4 (06:53 UTC), 35 km (22 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 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-06 06:53:10 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.997° S, 71.636° 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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Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 317°, dip 42°, rake 7°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 222°, dip 85°, rake 132°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.258 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3753 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.080 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3743 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3740 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  7. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3734 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3724 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3714 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.8Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3711 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 51
  13. 4.366 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.333 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3763 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3764 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.725 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3769 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3769 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3775 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3782 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3789 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3789 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.425 km W of Hacienda La Calera, Chile · 3790 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200062ax. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.