Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 45 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile on Tue, Jan 19, 2016, 6:45 PM GMT-3 (21:45 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 37 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-19 21:45:27 UTC
Depth
28.4 km (17.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.442° S, 71.634° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 344°, dip 14°, rake 78°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 176°, dip 77°, rake 93°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.545 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3908 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.210 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3907 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.241 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3907 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.529 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3903 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.558 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3902 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.539 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3901 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 5.250 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3899 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3898 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.7Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3896 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.481 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3894 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.969 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3893 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.673 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3893 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 5.077 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3892 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 5.169 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3892 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 6.337 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3888 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 71
  16. 5.044 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3888 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.837 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3888 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.738 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3888 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.835 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3888 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 5.144 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3888 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  21. 4.444 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3887 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.459 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3887 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.031 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3885 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.283 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3881 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.330 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 3881 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.867 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3880 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.386 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3880 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.624 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3880 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.154 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3879 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 4.937 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3878 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  31. 4.344 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3877 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 6.0105 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3875 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  33. 4.599 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3875 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3875 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.783 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3875 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3874 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3874 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 4.631 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3873 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  39. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3873 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 4.426 km SE of La Serena, Chile · 3873 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3872 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  42. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3872 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3867 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 4.366 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3866 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 4.218 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3865 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3859 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 4.822 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3859 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  48. 5.144 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3856 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  49. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3854 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 4.564 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3853 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3852 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
  52. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3852 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3852 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3852 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3849 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.269 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3912 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.139 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3916 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.168 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3917 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.938 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3918 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 5.065 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3918 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.243 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3921 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.358 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3921 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 5.742 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3921 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 26
  9. 4.543 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3922 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.372 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3924 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.5104 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3926 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.463 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3927 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.552 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3929 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.376 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3932 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.015 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3932 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3934 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.654 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3936 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.224 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3937 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away

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