Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 43 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 10:21 AM GMT-3 (13:21 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 53 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-14 13:21:53 UTC
Depth
33.7 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.722° S, 71.631° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.5 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3848 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.564 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3848 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3847 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
  4. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3847 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3847 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3847 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3844 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3842 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3842 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.555 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3840 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.852 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3838 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3838 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3837 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.351 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3836 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3834 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.083 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3833 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3831 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3828 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  20. 4.335 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3827 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3826 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  22. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3823 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3823 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3822 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3822 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3815 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3815 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  29. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3815 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  30. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3813 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3812 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3806 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 4.291 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3796 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3796 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3795 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  39. 4.118 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3790 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3790 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 5.144 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3851 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.822 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3854 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3854 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.218 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3860 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.366 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3860 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3862 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3867 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3867 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3867 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.426 km SE of La Serena, Chile · 3867 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3868 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.631 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3868 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3868 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3869 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.783 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3870 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3870 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.599 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3870 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 6.0105 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3870 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
  19. 4.344 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3872 days ago · 36 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 4.937 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3873 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4

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