M4.1 earthquake 35 km W of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.1 (Mwr, regional moment), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 5:54 PM GMT-4

UTC

2016-07-07 21:54:06 UTC

Depth

41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.570° S, 71.570° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.1 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 358°, dip 26°, rake 96°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 172°, dip 64°, rake 87°

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

51

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast36 kmW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast72 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast333 kmNNW

After

1. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 11, 9:27 AM GMT-4 · 3737 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
2. 4.777 km W of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Jul 11, 12:15 PM GMT-4 · 3737 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
3. 4.28 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jul 13, 10:41 AM GMT-4 · 3735 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
4. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jul 17, 9:13 PM GMT-4 · 3731 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
5. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jul 17, 10:58 PM GMT-4 · 3731 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
6. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Jul 18, 4:59 AM GMT-4 · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
7. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 18, 9:58 AM GMT-4 · 3730 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
8. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jul 19, 12:33 AM GMT-4 · 3730 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
9. 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jul 19, 1:18 AM GMT-4 · 3729 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
10. 4.682 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jul 19, 3:59 AM GMT-4 · 3729 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
11. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 22, 3:45 PM GMT-4 · 3726 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
12. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Jul 23, 10:18 AM GMT-4 · 3725 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
13. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 12:21 AM GMT-4 · 3724 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
14. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 10:59 AM GMT-4 · 3723 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
15. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jul 27, 8:34 PM GMT-4 · 3721 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
16. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Jul 29, 10:45 AM GMT-4 · 3719 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
17. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Jul 30, 5:38 AM GMT-4 · 3718 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
18. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Aug 10, 1:37 PM GMT-4 · 3707 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
19. 4.030 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Aug 16, 6:27 AM GMT-3 · 3701 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
20. 4.134 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Aug 19, 12:35 AM GMT-3 · 3699 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
21. 4.4107 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Aug 23, 8:57 AM GMT-3 · 3694 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
22. 4.319 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Aug 29, 1:04 AM GMT-3 · 3689 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jul 6, 7:56 PM GMT-4 · 3742 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
2. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jul 5, 5:53 AM GMT-4 · 3743 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
3. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Jul 3, 8:13 PM GMT-4 · 3745 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
4. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 1, 6:20 PM GMT-4 · 3747 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
5. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jun 28, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3750 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
6. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 28, 7:07 PM GMT-4 · 3750 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
7. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Jun 26, 6:52 PM GMT-4 · 3752 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
8. 4.1114 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Jun 22, 5:58 AM GMT-4 · 3756 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
9. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 21, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3757 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jun 21, 11:54 PM GMT-4 · 3757 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
11. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 9:31 PM GMT-4 · 3759 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
12. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jun 19, 4:55 PM GMT-4 · 3759 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
13. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Jun 18, 8:01 PM GMT-4 · 3760 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
14. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jun 17, 2:38 AM GMT-4 · 3761 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
15. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Jun 16, 11:48 PM GMT-4 · 3762 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jun 15, 9:14 PM GMT-4 · 3763 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
17. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jun 14, 7:43 AM GMT-4 · 3764 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
18. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jun 11, 9:44 AM GMT-4 · 3767 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
19. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jun 8, 3:12 PM GMT-4 · 3770 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
20. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jun 8, 7:37 AM GMT-4 · 3770 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100061qx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.