M4.6 earthquake 59 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mb), light

Local time

Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 7:26 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-03-14 10:26:19 UTC

Depth

27.6 km (17.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.245° S, 71.815° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.7 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

136°

Stations used

46

• Los Vilos, ChilePopulation 18,275. Forecast47 kmSW
• Valparaíso, ChilePopulation 282,448. Forecast90 kmN
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast173 kmNW

After

1. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 15, 1:41 AM GMT-3 · 3851 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
2. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 7:30 PM GMT-3 · 3845 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
3. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 3845 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
4. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 22, 9:38 PM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
5. 4.189 km W of Illapel, ChileSat, Mar 26, 1:45 AM GMT-3 · 3840 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
6. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Apr 6, 2:35 PM GMT-3 · 3828 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
7. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 10, 3:10 PM GMT-3 · 3824 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
8. 4.663 km NW of La Ligua, ChileThu, Apr 14, 2:44 PM GMT-3 · 3820 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.863 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileFri, Apr 15, 1:27 AM GMT-3 · 3820 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 17, 4:24 PM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.3Near the coast of Valparaiso, ChileMon, Apr 18, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
12. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 18, 8:38 AM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
13. 3.721 km SW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 18, 11:54 AM GMT-3 · 3816 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
14. 4.672 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 11:01 AM GMT-3 · 3809 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
15. 4.375 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, Apr 25, 12:35 PM GMT-3 · 3809 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
16. 3.987 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Apr 26, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
17. 3.964 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileWed, Apr 27, 9:56 PM GMT-3 · 3807 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
18. 4.184 km WSW of Illapel, ChileThu, Apr 28, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 3807 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
19. 3.652 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileSat, Apr 30, 10:15 PM GMT-3 · 3804 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
20. 4.425 km W of Hacienda La Calera, ChileSun, May 8, 7:33 AM GMT-3 · 3797 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 8
21. 4.254 km NNW of Valparaíso, ChileMon, May 9, 8:18 AM GMT-3 · 3796 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
22. 4.250 km WNW of La Ligua, ChileMon, May 9, 9:16 PM GMT-3 · 3795 days ago · 56 km deep · 11 km away

Before

1. 3.947 km WSW of La Ligua, ChileSun, Mar 13, 10:09 PM GMT-3 · 3852 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, ChileMon, Mar 7, 10:27 PM GMT-3 · 3858 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
3. 4.097 km W of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 1, 8:03 PM GMT-3 · 3864 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
4. 4.2102 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Feb 29, 2:17 PM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
5. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Feb 25, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3869 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
6. 4.186 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, Feb 22, 6:53 PM GMT-3 · 3872 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004xd6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.