M4.3 earthquake 35 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.3 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Oct 29, 2016, 8:57 AM GMT-3

UTC

2016-10-29 11:57:40 UTC

Depth

22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.482° S, 71.546° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 9.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.38

Stations used

0

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast36 kmWNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast62 kmSSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast341 kmNNW

After

1. 3.980 km NW of Illapel, ChileSun, Oct 30, 1:01 AM GMT-3 · 3624 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
2. 4.579 km W of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Oct 31, 6:04 PM GMT-3 · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
3. 4.077 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Nov 11, 12:16 AM GMT-3 · 3612 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
4. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Nov 14, 7:11 AM GMT-3 · 3608 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
5. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 23, 1:43 PM GMT-3 · 3599 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
6. 4.395 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 26, 9:31 PM GMT-3 · 3596 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
7. 4.5100 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 26, 9:54 PM GMT-3 · 3596 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 2, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3591 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Dec 11, 10:40 PM GMT-3 · 3581 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
10. 3.930 km NW of La Serena, ChileMon, Dec 12, 3:58 AM GMT-3 · 3581 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
11. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 13, 6:06 PM GMT-3 · 3579 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
12. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 16, 8:11 PM GMT-3 · 3576 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
13. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 16, 8:56 PM GMT-3 · 3576 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
14. 4.140 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Dec 17, 5:06 AM GMT-3 · 3576 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
15. 3.845 km W of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Dec 19, 2:19 AM GMT-3 · 3574 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
16. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Dec 19, 12:36 PM GMT-3 · 3573 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
17. 4.150 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Dec 23, 9:50 PM GMT-3 · 3569 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 4.044 km SW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 23, 3:09 AM GMT-3 · 3631 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
2. 4.329 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 21, 4:02 PM GMT-3 · 3632 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
3. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Oct 16, 5:37 AM GMT-3 · 3637 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
4. 4.933 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Oct 11, 10:59 PM GMT-3 · 3642 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
5. 4.088 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Oct 10, 9:21 AM GMT-3 · 3643 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
6. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Oct 7, 8:59 PM GMT-3 · 3646 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
7. 4.012 km ENE of Ovalle, ChileThu, Oct 6, 10:27 PM GMT-3 · 3647 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
8. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Oct 5, 4:22 AM GMT-3 · 3649 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100072yd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.