M4.2 earthquake 43 km W of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, Jan 8, 2016, 12:00 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-01-08 03:00:54 UTC

Depth

27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.554° S, 71.646° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.1 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

159°

Stations used

32

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast43 kmW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast73 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast336 kmNNW

After

1. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Jan 10, 10:33 AM GMT-3 · 3915 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
2. 3.938 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jan 10, 8:01 PM GMT-3 · 3915 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
3. 4.168 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Jan 11, 6:16 PM GMT-3 · 3914 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
4. 4.139 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jan 12, 4:01 PM GMT-3 · 3913 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
5. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Jan 16, 5:36 PM GMT-3 · 3909 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
6. 4.045 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jan 19, 6:45 PM GMT-3 · 3906 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
7. 4.545 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jan 20, 4:24 AM GMT-3 · 3906 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
8. 4.210 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 21, 3:07 AM GMT-3 · 3905 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
9. 4.241 km NW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 21, 10:36 AM GMT-3 · 3904 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
10. 4.529 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jan 25, 10:35 PM GMT-3 · 3900 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
11. 4.558 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jan 26, 6:08 AM GMT-3 · 3900 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.539 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jan 27, 10:16 AM GMT-3 · 3898 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
13. 5.250 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Jan 29, 5:07 PM GMT-3 · 3896 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
14. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jan 30, 6:27 AM GMT-3 · 3896 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
15. 3.7Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Feb 1, 12:19 AM GMT-3 · 3894 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
16. 4.481 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 3, 2:20 PM GMT-3 · 3891 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
17. 4.969 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 4, 2:55 PM GMT-3 · 3890 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
18. 4.673 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 4, 2:59 PM GMT-3 · 3890 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
19. 5.077 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 5, 2:24 AM GMT-3 · 3890 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
20. 5.169 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 5, 2:28 AM GMT-3 · 3890 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
21. 6.337 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:33 PM GMT-3 · 3885 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 71
22. 5.044 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:47 PM GMT-3 · 3885 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
23. 4.837 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:52 PM GMT-3 · 3885 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
24. 4.738 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:59 PM GMT-3 · 3885 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
25. 4.835 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 10:04 PM GMT-3 · 3885 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
26. 5.144 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 10:14 PM GMT-3 · 3885 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
27. 4.444 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 10, 4:25 AM GMT-3 · 3885 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
28. 4.459 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 10, 10:15 AM GMT-3 · 3884 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
29. 4.031 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 12, 12:51 AM GMT-3 · 3883 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
30. 4.283 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 16, 12:49 PM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
31. 4.330 km S of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Feb 16, 1:50 PM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
32. 4.867 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Feb 17, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3878 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
33. 4.386 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 17, 12:22 PM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
34. 4.624 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 17, 10:32 PM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
35. 4.154 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 18, 12:52 AM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
36. 4.937 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 19, 2:33 AM GMT-3 · 3876 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
37. 4.344 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Feb 20, 2:19 AM GMT-3 · 3875 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
38. 6.0105 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Feb 22, 3:36 AM GMT-3 · 3873 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
39. 4.599 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Feb 22, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 3873 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
40. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Feb 22, 6:39 AM GMT-3 · 3873 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
41. 3.783 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Feb 22, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3872 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
42. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 23, 6:50 AM GMT-3 · 3872 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
43. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Feb 23, 11:32 PM GMT-3 · 3871 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
44. 4.631 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 24, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
45. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 24, 4:09 PM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
46. 4.426 km SE of La Serena, ChileWed, Feb 24, 6:59 PM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
47. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 25, 8:27 AM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
48. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 25, 8:49 AM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
49. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 1, 6:15 AM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
50. 4.366 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Mar 2, 11:29 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
51. 4.218 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Mar 3, 10:47 AM GMT-3 · 3862 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away

Before

1. 4.358 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 7, 10:39 PM GMT-3 · 3918 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
2. 5.742 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 7, 10:12 PM GMT-3 · 3918 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 26
3. 4.543 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jan 6, 11:09 PM GMT-3 · 3919 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
4. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jan 4, 12:16 PM GMT-3 · 3921 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
5. 4.5104 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jan 2, 11:15 AM GMT-3 · 3923 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
6. 4.463 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jan 1, 2:46 AM GMT-3 · 3925 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
7. 4.552 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Dec 30, 6:29 PM GMT-3 · 3926 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
8. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Dec 27, 11:08 PM GMT-3 · 3929 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
9. 4.015 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Dec 27, 1:13 PM GMT-3 · 3929 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
10. 4.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Dec 25, 12:11 PM GMT-3 · 3931 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
11. 4.654 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Dec 23, 6:15 AM GMT-3 · 3934 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
12. 4.224 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 22, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3934 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
13. 5.810 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Dec 19, 4:25 PM GMT-3 · 3937 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 38
14. 4.143 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Dec 17, 11:34 PM GMT-3 · 3939 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
15. 4.143 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Dec 17, 7:56 PM GMT-3 · 3939 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
16. 4.486 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Dec 17, 12:44 PM GMT-3 · 3939 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
17. 4.052 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Dec 17, 3:55 AM GMT-3 · 3940 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
18. 4.228 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Dec 17, 1:18 AM GMT-3 · 3940 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
19. 4.439 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 15, 5:37 PM GMT-3 · 3941 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
20. 4.066 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 15, 1:22 AM GMT-3 · 3942 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004efw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.