M4.1 earthquake 87 km NW of Illapel, Chile

Magnitude

4.1 (mwr), light

Local time

Sat, Jul 23, 2016, 10:18 AM GMT-4

UTC

2016-07-23 14:18:20 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.175° S, 71.918° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.1 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 161°, dip 55°, rake 70°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 13°, dip 40°, rake 116°

Location uncertainty

About 7.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

186°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

34

• Illapel, ChilePopulation 22,816. Forecast87 kmNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast147 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast280 kmNNW

After

1. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 12:21 AM GMT-4 · 3712 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
2. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 10:59 AM GMT-4 · 3712 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
3. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jul 27, 8:34 PM GMT-4 · 3709 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
4. 4.366 km W of Illapel, ChileFri, Jul 29, 3:35 AM GMT-4 · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
5. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Jul 29, 10:45 AM GMT-4 · 3708 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
6. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jul 29, 12:52 PM GMT-4 · 3708 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
7. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Jul 30, 5:38 AM GMT-4 · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
8. 4.3104 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Aug 6, 6:05 AM GMT-4 · 3700 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
9. 4.0110 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Aug 8, 12:19 AM GMT-4 · 3698 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
10. 5.046 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Aug 8, 8:24 AM GMT-4 · 3698 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
11. 4.599 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Aug 9, 1:56 PM GMT-4 · 3697 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
12. 4.558 km SW of Illapel, ChileWed, Aug 10, 2:43 AM GMT-4 · 3696 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
13. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Aug 10, 1:37 PM GMT-4 · 3696 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
14. 4.134 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Aug 19, 12:35 AM GMT-3 · 3687 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
15. 4.319 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Aug 29, 1:04 AM GMT-3 · 3677 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
16. 4.255 km SW of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 6, 9:06 PM GMT-3 · 3668 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
17. 4.4103 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 8, 10:59 AM GMT-3 · 3667 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
18. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 8, 10:01 PM GMT-3 · 3666 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
19. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Sep 13, 5:28 AM GMT-3 · 3662 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
20. 3.879 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Sep 13, 7:00 AM GMT-3 · 3662 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
21. 4.210 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 13, 7:14 AM GMT-3 · 3662 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
22. 4.117 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 18, 1:06 PM GMT-3 · 3657 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
23. 4.227 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 20, 7:22 AM GMT-3 · 3655 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away

Before

1. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 22, 3:45 PM GMT-4 · 3715 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
2. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jul 19, 12:33 AM GMT-4 · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
3. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 18, 9:58 AM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
4. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Jul 18, 4:59 AM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
5. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jul 17, 10:58 PM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
6. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jul 17, 9:13 PM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
7. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Jul 14, 2:48 AM GMT-4 · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
8. 4.28 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jul 13, 10:41 AM GMT-4 · 3724 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
9. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 11, 9:27 AM GMT-4 · 3726 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
10. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jul 7, 5:54 PM GMT-4 · 3730 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
11. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jul 6, 7:56 PM GMT-4 · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
12. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jul 5, 5:53 AM GMT-4 · 3732 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
13. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Jul 3, 8:13 PM GMT-4 · 3733 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
14. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 1, 6:20 PM GMT-4 · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 28, 7:07 PM GMT-4 · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
16. 4.399 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Jun 28, 7:18 AM GMT-4 · 3739 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
17. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Jun 28, 6:37 AM GMT-4 · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
18. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jun 27, 8:51 AM GMT-4 · 3740 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
19. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jun 26, 6:52 PM GMT-4 · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
20. 4.399 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Jun 25, 6:47 AM GMT-4 · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006h3j. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.