Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 114 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 114 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Wed, Jun 22, 2016, 5:58 AM GMT-4 (09:58 UTC), 15 km (10 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
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-22 09:58:38 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.210° S, 72.267° 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
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 21°, dip 60°, rake 104°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 175°, dip 33°, rake 68°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.6 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3733 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3730 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3726 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  13. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3715 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3714 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3712 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.366 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3708 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 4.3104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3700 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.0110 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3698 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 5.046 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3698 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 4.599 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3697 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3696 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 4.134 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3687 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.080 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3748 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.258 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3760 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.333 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3762 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3764 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.725 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3771 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065xu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.