Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 30 km NW of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 30 km NW of La Serena, Chile on Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 3:58 AM GMT-3 (06:58 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 44 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-12-12 06:58:18 UTC
Depth
43.2 km (26.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.694° S, 71.448° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
52

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3571 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3568 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3568 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.140 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3567 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.845 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3565 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.150 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3561 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.130 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 3553 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.342 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3552 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.949 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3552 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.391 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3550 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.941 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3549 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  12. 4.884 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3546 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  13. 4.332 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 3545 days ago · 44 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.443 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3541 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.221 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3522 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.018 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 3522 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.480 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3516 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3591 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3600 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.8Near the coast of Atacama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008052. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.