M4.3 earthquake 44 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.3 (mb), light

Local time

Sat, Feb 20, 2016, 2:19 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-02-20 05:19:43 UTC

Depth

35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.726° S, 71.638° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.9 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

179°

Stations used

31

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast44 kmWSW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast91 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast318 kmNNW

After

1. 6.0105 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Feb 22, 3:36 AM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
2. 4.599 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Feb 22, 4:01 AM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
3. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Feb 22, 6:39 AM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
4. 3.783 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Feb 22, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3865 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
5. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 23, 6:50 AM GMT-3 · 3864 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
6. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Feb 23, 11:32 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
7. 4.631 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 24, 2:02 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
8. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 24, 4:09 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
9. 4.426 km SE of La Serena, ChileWed, Feb 24, 6:59 PM GMT-3 · 3863 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
10. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 25, 8:27 AM GMT-3 · 3862 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 25, 8:49 AM GMT-3 · 3862 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
12. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, ChileThu, Feb 25, 3:46 PM GMT-3 · 3862 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
13. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 1, 6:15 AM GMT-3 · 3857 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
14. 4.366 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Mar 2, 11:29 PM GMT-3 · 3855 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
15. 4.218 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Mar 3, 10:47 AM GMT-3 · 3855 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
16. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 9, 6:40 AM GMT-3 · 3849 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
17. 4.822 km NW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 9, 10:28 AM GMT-3 · 3849 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
18. 5.144 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Mar 12, 1:05 PM GMT-3 · 3846 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
19. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Mar 14, 10:21 AM GMT-3 · 3844 days ago · 34 km deep · 1 km away
20. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 15, 1:41 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
21. 4.564 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Mar 15, 8:44 AM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
22. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3842 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
23. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:59 AM GMT-3 · 3842 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
24. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 1:06 AM GMT-3 · 3842 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
25. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 16, 10:41 AM GMT-3 · 3842 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
26. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 19, 9:24 AM GMT-3 · 3839 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
27. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Mar 20, 5:01 PM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
28. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
29. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Mar 21, 12:51 PM GMT-3 · 3837 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
30. 4.555 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Mar 23, 10:14 AM GMT-3 · 3835 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
31. 3.852 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Mar 24, 7:14 PM GMT-3 · 3834 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
32. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Mar 25, 5:03 AM GMT-3 · 3833 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
33. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 26, 5:56 AM GMT-3 · 3832 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
34. 4.351 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 26, 9:27 PM GMT-3 · 3831 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
35. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 29, 12:36 AM GMT-3 · 3829 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
36. 4.083 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 29, 7:02 PM GMT-3 · 3829 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
37. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Mar 31, 11:40 PM GMT-3 · 3826 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
38. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 4, 9:32 AM GMT-3 · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
39. 4.335 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 4, 8:12 PM GMT-3 · 3823 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
40. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Apr 6, 2:35 PM GMT-3 · 3821 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
41. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:49 AM GMT-3 · 3818 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
42. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 3818 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
43. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 10:45 PM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
44. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 10, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
45. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 10, 3:10 PM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
46. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Apr 17, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
47. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 17, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
48. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 17, 4:24 PM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
49. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 1:37 PM GMT-3 · 3808 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
50. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 9:46 PM GMT-3 · 3807 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away

Before

1. 4.937 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 19, 2:33 AM GMT-3 · 3868 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
2. 4.154 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 18, 12:52 AM GMT-3 · 3869 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
3. 4.624 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 17, 10:32 PM GMT-3 · 3869 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
4. 4.386 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 17, 12:22 PM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
5. 4.867 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Feb 17, 7:54 AM GMT-3 · 3870 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
6. 4.330 km S of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Feb 16, 1:50 PM GMT-3 · 3871 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
7. 4.283 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 16, 12:49 PM GMT-3 · 3871 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
8. 4.031 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 12, 12:51 AM GMT-3 · 3875 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
9. 4.459 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 10, 10:15 AM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
10. 4.444 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, Feb 10, 4:25 AM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
11. 5.144 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 10:14 PM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
12. 4.835 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 10:04 PM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
13. 4.738 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:59 PM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
14. 4.837 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:52 PM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
15. 5.044 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:47 PM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
16. 6.337 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Feb 9, 9:33 PM GMT-3 · 3877 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 71
17. 5.169 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 5, 2:28 AM GMT-3 · 3882 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
18. 5.077 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Feb 5, 2:24 AM GMT-3 · 3882 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
19. 4.673 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 4, 2:59 PM GMT-3 · 3883 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
20. 4.969 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Feb 4, 2:55 PM GMT-3 · 3883 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ra9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.