M4.1 earthquake 34 km W of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.1 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 12:35 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-08-19 03:35:26 UTC

Depth

26.8 km (16.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.623° S, 71.561° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.3 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

115°

Stations used

33

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast35 kmW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast77 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast327 kmNNW

After

1. 4.4107 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Aug 23, 8:57 AM GMT-3 · 3691 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
2. 4.319 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Aug 29, 1:04 AM GMT-3 · 3686 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
3. 4.4103 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 8, 10:59 AM GMT-3 · 3675 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
4. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Sep 8, 10:01 PM GMT-3 · 3675 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
5. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Sep 13, 5:28 AM GMT-3 · 3670 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
6. 4.210 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 13, 7:14 AM GMT-3 · 3670 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
7. 4.117 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Sep 18, 1:06 PM GMT-3 · 3665 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.227 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Sep 20, 7:22 AM GMT-3 · 3663 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
9. 4.215 km SSW of Vicuña, ChileWed, Sep 21, 5:59 PM GMT-3 · 3662 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
10. 3.736 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Sep 23, 11:56 PM GMT-3 · 3660 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.660 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Sep 24, 10:23 PM GMT-3 · 3659 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 5, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 3648 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
13. 4.012 km ENE of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 6, 10:27 PM GMT-3 · 3647 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
14. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 7, 8:59 PM GMT-3 · 3646 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
15. 4.088 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 10, 9:21 AM GMT-3 · 3643 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
16. 4.933 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 11, 10:59 PM GMT-3 · 3642 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
17. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 16, 5:37 AM GMT-3 · 3637 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away

Before

1. 4.030 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Aug 16, 6:27 AM GMT-3 · 3698 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
2. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Aug 10, 1:37 PM GMT-4 · 3704 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
3. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Jul 30, 5:38 AM GMT-4 · 3715 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
4. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Jul 29, 10:45 AM GMT-4 · 3716 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
5. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Jul 27, 8:34 PM GMT-4 · 3718 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
6. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 10:59 AM GMT-4 · 3720 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
7. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jul 25, 12:21 AM GMT-4 · 3721 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
8. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, ChileSat, Jul 23, 10:18 AM GMT-4 · 3722 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
9. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jul 22, 3:45 PM GMT-4 · 3723 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ewv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.