Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 47 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 47 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 10:41 AM GMT-3 (13:41 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 39 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-16 13:41:34 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.015° S, 71.331° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3839 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3838 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3838 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3838 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3837 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.627 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3836 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.555 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3835 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.852 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3834 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3833 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3832 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.351 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3832 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3830 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.083 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3829 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3827 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  16. 4.335 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3823 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3821 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  18. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3818 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3818 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3818 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3817 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3810 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3810 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  25. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3810 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  26. 5.215 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3809 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
  27. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3802 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3786 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  33. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 11
  4. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3844 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 5.144 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3846 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.822 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3849 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3849 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.128 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3851 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3857 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3862 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3862 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3862 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3864 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.024 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3864 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.783 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3865 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.037 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3865 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.344 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3867 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.937 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3868 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  20. 4.154 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3870 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005a5t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.