M4.2 earthquake 58 km W of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Wed, Jun 8, 2016, 6:53 AM GMT-4

UTC

2016-06-08 10:53:30 UTC

Depth

14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.545° S, 71.779° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

141°

Stations used

48

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast49 kmNNW
• Viña del Mar, ChilePopulation 334,248. Forecast166 kmN
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast238 kmNNW

After

1. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Jun 14, 7:05 PM GMT-4 · 3753 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jun 17, 2:38 AM GMT-4 · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
3. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 4:55 PM GMT-4 · 3748 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
4. 4.080 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 20, 7:08 AM GMT-4 · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
5. 4.1114 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Jun 22, 5:58 AM GMT-4 · 3745 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
6. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jun 24, 8:47 PM GMT-4 · 3743 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
7. 4.399 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 25, 6:47 AM GMT-4 · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
8. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 27, 8:51 AM GMT-4 · 3740 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
9. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Jun 28, 6:37 AM GMT-4 · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
10. 4.399 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Jun 28, 7:18 AM GMT-4 · 3739 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
11. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 1, 6:20 PM GMT-4 · 3736 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Jul 3, 8:13 PM GMT-4 · 3734 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Jul 14, 2:48 AM GMT-4 · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
14. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jul 17, 9:13 PM GMT-4 · 3720 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
15. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jul 17, 10:58 PM GMT-4 · 3720 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
16. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 18, 9:58 AM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
17. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 22, 3:45 PM GMT-4 · 3715 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
18. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Jul 23, 10:18 AM GMT-4 · 3714 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
19. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 10:59 AM GMT-4 · 3712 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
20. 4.366 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Jul 29, 3:35 AM GMT-4 · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
21. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jul 29, 12:52 PM GMT-4 · 3708 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
22. 4.3104 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Aug 6, 6:05 AM GMT-4 · 3700 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 7, 3:06 AM GMT-4 · 3760 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
2. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 6, 2:53 AM GMT-4 · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
3. 4.333 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 4, 6:19 PM GMT-4 · 3763 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
4. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jun 3, 4:47 PM GMT-4 · 3764 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
5. 4.725 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, May 30, 8:41 AM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
6. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 30, 1:59 AM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
7. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, May 29, 7:17 PM GMT-4 · 3769 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
8. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, May 27, 1:48 PM GMT-4 · 3771 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
9. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 23, 8:39 AM GMT-4 · 3775 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
10. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 11:00 AM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
11. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, ChileFri, May 20, 4:29 AM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
12. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, May 19, 3:25 PM GMT-4 · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
13. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, May 19, 2:28 PM GMT-4 · 3779 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, May 17, 3:11 AM GMT-4 · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
15. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, May 11, 10:11 AM GMT-3 · 3787 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
16. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 9, 9:16 PM GMT-3 · 3789 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200062rg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.