Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 39 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 39 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 9:24 AM GMT-3 (12:24 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 33 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-19 12:24:07 UTC
Depth
27.9 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.649° S, 71.611° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3838 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3838 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3837 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.555 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3835 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.852 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3834 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3834 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3833 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.351 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3832 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3830 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.083 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3829 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3827 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3823 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  13. 4.335 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3823 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3821 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  15. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3819 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3818 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3818 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3817 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3810 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3810 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  22. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3810 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3808 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3802 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.291 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3792 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3791 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3790 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3786 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  32. 4.118 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3786 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3842 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3843 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 11
  5. 4.564 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3843 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3844 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3844 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 5.144 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3846 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.822 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3849 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.222 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3850 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.218 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3855 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.366 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3856 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3858 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.955 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3862 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.351 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3862 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.834 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3862 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.426 km SE of La Serena, Chile · 3863 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.6Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3863 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.631 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3863 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  20. 4.064 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3864 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005b0g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.