Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 25 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Thu, May 19, 2016, 2:28 PM GMT-4 (18:28 UTC), 46 km (28 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-19 18:28:33 UTC
Depth
45.6 km (28.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.712° S, 71.437° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
135

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ik2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.