Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 18 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile on Fri, May 6, 2016, 1:15 PM GMT-3 (16:15 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 15 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-06 16:15:42 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.440° S, 71.260° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.5 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3793 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.118 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3792 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3784 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  7. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3782 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.851 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3777 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3776 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.187 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3771 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3770 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3767 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  13. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3767 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3766 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3765 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3764 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3762 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3759 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3757 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3756 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  21. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3756 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3754 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3753 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3753 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3751 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3751 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  27. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3746 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3744 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3744 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3741 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3738 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3798 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.291 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3814 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3815 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3817 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3817 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3824 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3824 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3825 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005eb9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.