M4.4 earthquake 37 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.4 (mwr), light

Local time

Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 8:47 PM GMT-4

UTC

2016-06-25 00:47:28 UTC

Depth

40.2 km (25.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.534° S, 71.551° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.4 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 4°, dip 31°, rake 102°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 170°, dip 60°, rake 83°

Location uncertainty

About 4.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

191

• Illapel, ChilePopulation 22,816. Forecast38 kmWNW
• Viña del Mar, ChilePopulation 334,248. Forecast166 kmN
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast230 kmNNW

After

1. 4.399 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 25, 6:47 AM GMT-4 · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
2. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 27, 8:51 AM GMT-4 · 3740 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
3. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Jun 28, 6:37 AM GMT-4 · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
4. 4.399 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Jun 28, 7:18 AM GMT-4 · 3739 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
5. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 1, 6:20 PM GMT-4 · 3736 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Jul 3, 8:13 PM GMT-4 · 3734 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 11, 9:27 AM GMT-4 · 3726 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
8. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Jul 14, 2:48 AM GMT-4 · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
9. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jul 17, 9:13 PM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
10. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jul 17, 10:58 PM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
11. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 18, 9:58 AM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
12. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 22, 3:45 PM GMT-4 · 3715 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
13. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Jul 23, 10:18 AM GMT-4 · 3714 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
14. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 12:21 AM GMT-4 · 3712 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
15. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 10:59 AM GMT-4 · 3712 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
16. 4.366 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Jul 29, 3:35 AM GMT-4 · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
17. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jul 29, 12:52 PM GMT-4 · 3708 days ago · 42 km deep · 2 km away
18. 4.3104 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Aug 6, 6:05 AM GMT-4 · 3700 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
19. 4.0110 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Aug 8, 12:19 AM GMT-4 · 3698 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
20. 5.046 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Aug 8, 8:24 AM GMT-4 · 3698 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
21. 4.599 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Aug 9, 1:56 PM GMT-4 · 3697 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
22. 4.558 km SW of Illapel, ChileWed, Aug 10, 2:43 AM GMT-4 · 3696 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
23. 4.841 km N of La Ligua, ChileWed, Aug 10, 4:20 AM GMT-4 · 3696 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 9
24. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Aug 10, 1:37 PM GMT-4 · 3696 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
25. 3.854 km W of La Ligua, ChileSat, Aug 13, 10:21 AM GMT-4 · 3693 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 4.1114 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Jun 22, 5:58 AM GMT-4 · 3745 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
2. 4.080 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 20, 7:08 AM GMT-4 · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
3. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 4:55 PM GMT-4 · 3748 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
4. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jun 17, 2:38 AM GMT-4 · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
5. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jun 15, 9:14 PM GMT-4 · 3751 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
6. 3.977 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileTue, Jun 14, 7:05 PM GMT-4 · 3753 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.258 km W of Illapel, ChileWed, Jun 8, 6:53 AM GMT-4 · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
8. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 7, 3:06 AM GMT-4 · 3760 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
9. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 6, 2:53 AM GMT-4 · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
10. 4.333 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 4, 6:19 PM GMT-4 · 3763 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
11. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jun 3, 4:47 PM GMT-4 · 3764 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
12. 4.725 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, May 30, 8:41 AM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 56 km deep · 17 km away
13. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 30, 1:59 AM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
14. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, ChileSun, May 29, 7:17 PM GMT-4 · 3769 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
15. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, May 27, 1:48 PM GMT-4 · 3771 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200066pl. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.