M4.2 earthquake 54 km N of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 54 km N of La Serena, Chile on Sat, Oct 8, 2016, 1:43 AM GMT-3 (04:43 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Near the coast of Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-08 04:43:47 UTC
- Depth
- 49.8 km (31.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.410° S, 71.236° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.6 km horizontally, 23.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.186 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3637 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.8Near the coast of Atacama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3600 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3591 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.482 km SSE of Vallenar, Chile · 3641 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.877 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3644 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.736 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3652 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 4.215 km SSW of Vicuña, Chile · 3654 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.685 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 3661 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007crg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.