M4.3 earthquake 48 km E of Monte Patria, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 48 km E of Monte Patria, Chile on Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 12:18 PM GMT-3 (15:18 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 39 km NNE of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-26 15:18:31 UTC
- Depth
- 102.0 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 30.612° S, 70.464° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.539 km NNE of Illapel, Chile · 3543 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
- 4.016 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3540 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.124 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3532 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
- 4.29 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 3530 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
- 4.221 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3522 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.018 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 3522 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007mvx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.