M4.3 earthquake 35 km SW of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.3 (mwr), light

Local time

Mon, Apr 4, 2016, 8:12 PM GMT-3

UTC

2016-04-04 23:12:17 UTC

Depth

45.5 km (28.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.827° S, 71.461° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Reverse (thrust)

Moment magnitude

4.3 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 1°, dip 40°, rake 98°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 171°, dip 51°, rake 84°

Location uncertainty

About 4.1 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

113

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast36 kmSW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast98 kmS
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast302 kmNNW

After

1. 5.360 km WNW of Illapel, ChileWed, Apr 6, 2:35 PM GMT-3 · 3826 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
2. 4.145 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:49 AM GMT-3 · 3823 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
3. 3.853 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 2:30 PM GMT-3 · 3823 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
4. 3.932 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Apr 9, 10:45 PM GMT-3 · 3822 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
5. 4.399 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 10, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3822 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
6. 4.661 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 10, 3:10 PM GMT-3 · 3822 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
7. 3.749 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Apr 17, 10:09 AM GMT-3 · 3815 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
8. 4.930 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Apr 17, 11:59 AM GMT-3 · 3815 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
9. 4.270 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Apr 17, 4:24 PM GMT-3 · 3815 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.559 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 1:37 PM GMT-3 · 3813 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
11. 3.752 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Apr 19, 9:46 PM GMT-3 · 3812 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
12. 4.666 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Apr 25, 7:20 PM GMT-3 · 3806 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
13. 4.291 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, May 1, 1:24 AM GMT-3 · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
14. 4.288 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSun, May 1, 5:55 AM GMT-3 · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
15. 4.428 km NW of Ovalle, ChileFri, May 6, 5:51 AM GMT-3 · 3796 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
16. 3.918 km NNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, May 6, 1:15 PM GMT-3 · 3796 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
17. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, May 7, 9:39 AM GMT-3 · 3795 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
18. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, May 11, 10:11 AM GMT-3 · 3791 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
19. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, May 12, 3:03 PM GMT-3 · 3790 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
20. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, May 17, 3:11 AM GMT-4 · 3785 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
21. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, ChileWed, May 18, 5:04 PM GMT-4 · 3783 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
22. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileThu, May 19, 2:28 PM GMT-4 · 3783 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
23. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, May 22, 7:47 AM GMT-4 · 3780 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
24. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileFri, May 27, 1:48 PM GMT-4 · 3775 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
25. 4.725 km W of Illapel, ChileMon, May 30, 8:41 AM GMT-4 · 3772 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
26. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileThu, Jun 2, 8:16 PM GMT-4 · 3768 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
27. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, ChileFri, Jun 3, 4:47 PM GMT-4 · 3767 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 5.372 km NW of Illapel, ChileMon, Apr 4, 9:32 AM GMT-3 · 3828 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
2. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Mar 31, 11:40 PM GMT-3 · 3831 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
3. 4.083 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 29, 7:02 PM GMT-3 · 3833 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
4. 4.039 km W of Ovalle, ChileTue, Mar 29, 12:36 AM GMT-3 · 3834 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
5. 4.351 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 26, 9:27 PM GMT-3 · 3836 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
6. 4.531 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 26, 5:56 AM GMT-3 · 3837 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
7. 4.833 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Mar 25, 5:03 AM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
8. 3.852 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Mar 24, 7:14 PM GMT-3 · 3838 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
9. 4.555 km SW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Mar 23, 10:14 AM GMT-3 · 3840 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
10. 4.483 km W of Ovalle, ChileMon, Mar 21, 12:51 PM GMT-3 · 3842 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
11. 4.561 km WNW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 8:23 PM GMT-3 · 3842 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
12. 4.318 km WSW of Illapel, ChileSun, Mar 20, 7:30 PM GMT-3 · 3842 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
13. 4.335 km W of Ovalle, ChileSun, Mar 20, 5:01 PM GMT-3 · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
14. 4.739 km W of Ovalle, ChileSat, Mar 19, 9:24 AM GMT-3 · 3844 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
15. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileWed, Mar 16, 10:41 AM GMT-3 · 3847 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
16. 4.274 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 1:06 AM GMT-3 · 3847 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
17. 4.477 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:59 AM GMT-3 · 3847 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
18. 5.368 km NW of Illapel, ChileWed, Mar 16, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3847 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 11
19. 4.564 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Mar 15, 8:44 AM GMT-3 · 3848 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
20. 4.358 km WNW of Illapel, ChileTue, Mar 15, 1:41 AM GMT-3 · 3848 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005fgr. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.