Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 31 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Fri, Feb 12, 2016, 12:51 AM GMT-3 (03:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 83 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-02-12 03:51:44 UTC
Depth
33.2 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.630° S, 71.524° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
36

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004zn5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.