Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 52 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 52 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile on Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 9:46 PM GMT-3 (00:46 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 66 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-04-20 00:46:43 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.411° S, 71.704° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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 4.4 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005jzu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.