Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 45 km WNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Illapel, Chile on Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 12:09 PM GMT-3 (15:09 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 43 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-12-09 15:09:51 UTC
Depth
51.9 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.524° S, 71.630° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3572 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  2. 4.013 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3566 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3565 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.442 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3552 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.539 km NNE of Illapel, Chile · 3543 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.016 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3540 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.441 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3534 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.124 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3532 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.074 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3528 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.753 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3526 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.949 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3576 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 5.260 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3576 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 16
  3. 4.470 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.777 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3582 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.320 km S of Salamanca, Chile · 3585 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.370 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3589 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.241 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3601 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.966 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3603 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007zhy. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.