Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 81 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 81 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile on Mon, Feb 8, 2016, 9:13 AM GMT-3 (12:13 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 67 km NW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-02-08 12:13:19 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.075° S, 71.977° 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
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 14°, dip 42°, rake 110°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 167°, dip 51°, rake 73°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.976 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3878 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.316 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3874 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.867 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3870 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.186 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3864 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3862 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.2102 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3858 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.097 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3856 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3850 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.947 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile · 3844 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.659 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3844 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3842 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 11
  13. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3842 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3842 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3837 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3837 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3835 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.189 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3832 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  20. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3821 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 4.495 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3880 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.243 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3891 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.853 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile · 3892 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 25
  4. 4.590 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3893 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.330 km WSW of Salamanca, Chile · 3899 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3902 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.168 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3906 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3908 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004yq6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.