M4.4 earthquake 28 km NW of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.4 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, May 6, 2016, 5:51 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-05-06 08:51:32 UTC

Depth

49.5 km (30.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.414° S, 71.402° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 8.9 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.38

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

150°

Stations used

31

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast28 kmNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast52 kmS
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast346 kmNNW

After

1. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, May 6, 1:15 PM GMT-3 · 3791 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
2. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, May 7, 9:39 AM GMT-3 · 3790 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
3. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, May 11, 10:11 AM GMT-3 · 3786 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
4. 4.118 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, May 11, 7:41 PM GMT-3 · 3786 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
5. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, May 12, 3:03 PM GMT-3 · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
6. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, May 18, 5:04 PM GMT-4 · 3779 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
7. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, May 19, 2:28 PM GMT-4 · 3778 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
8. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, May 22, 7:47 AM GMT-4 · 3775 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
9. 4.851 km W of Coquimbo, ChileThu, May 26, 4:36 PM GMT-4 · 3771 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, May 27, 1:48 PM GMT-4 · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
11. 4.187 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jun 1, 5:47 PM GMT-4 · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
12. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Jun 2, 8:16 PM GMT-4 · 3764 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
13. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Jun 6, 9:16 AM GMT-4 · 3760 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
14. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Jun 6, 9:21 AM GMT-4 · 3760 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
15. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 7, 3:06 AM GMT-4 · 3760 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
16. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jun 8, 7:37 AM GMT-4 · 3758 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
17. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jun 8, 3:12 PM GMT-4 · 3758 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
18. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jun 11, 9:44 AM GMT-4 · 3755 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
19. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jun 14, 7:43 AM GMT-4 · 3752 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
20. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jun 15, 9:14 PM GMT-4 · 3751 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
21. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Jun 16, 11:48 PM GMT-4 · 3750 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
22. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jun 17, 2:38 AM GMT-4 · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
23. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Jun 18, 8:01 PM GMT-4 · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
24. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 4:55 PM GMT-4 · 3747 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
25. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 9:31 PM GMT-4 · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
26. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 21, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
27. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 21, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3745 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
28. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jun 26, 6:52 PM GMT-4 · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
29. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 28, 7:07 PM GMT-4 · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
30. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jun 28, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3738 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
31. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 1, 6:20 PM GMT-4 · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, May 1, 5:55 AM GMT-3 · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
2. 4.291 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, May 1, 1:24 AM GMT-3 · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
3. 4.871 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Apr 29, 11:49 PM GMT-3 · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
4. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 25, 7:20 PM GMT-3 · 3802 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
5. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 9:46 PM GMT-3 · 3808 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
6. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 1:37 PM GMT-3 · 3808 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
7. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 17, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
8. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Apr 17, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3810 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
9. 4.275 km W of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Apr 12, 7:16 PM GMT-3 · 3815 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
10. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 10, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
11. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 10:45 PM GMT-3 · 3818 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
12. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 3818 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
13. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:49 AM GMT-3 · 3819 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005e8a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.