Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 77 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 77 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile on Tue, Jun 14, 2016, 7:05 PM GMT-4 (23:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 80 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-06-14 23:05:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.273° S, 72.025° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.080 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3746 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3741 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  5. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3738 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.8Near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile · 3710 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 51
  9. 4.366 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.3104 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3699 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.0110 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3698 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 5.046 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3697 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.599 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3696 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.558 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3696 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.841 km N of La Ligua, Chile · 3695 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 9
  17. 3.854 km W of La Ligua, Chile · 3692 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.258 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3758 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.359 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3761 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.333 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3762 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.725 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3767 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.057 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile · 3768 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.475 km NW of La Ligua, Chile · 3774 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3777 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3777 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200064ft. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.