Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 84 km SW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 84 km SW of Ovalle, Chile on Tue, Jun 7, 2016, 3:06 AM GMT-4 (07:06 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 58 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-06-07 07:06:46 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.047° S, 71.913° 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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Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 9°, dip 34°, rake 108°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 167°, dip 58°, rake 78°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.258 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3758 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3755 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3751 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3750 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.080 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3746 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.1114 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3744 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3741 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 5.028 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 3739 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  16. 4.1101 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.399 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3738 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3733 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  21. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3731 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3729 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3725 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.28 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3723 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.329 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3723 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  29. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3718 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  30. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3713 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3712 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3711 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  37. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3709 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 4.366 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3706 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.333 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3762 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.055 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.725 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3767 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4107 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3768 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3775 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.2109 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3777 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.397 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3777 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.492 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3778 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.625 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3778 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.257 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3779 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.473 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3781 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.357 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3785 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3786 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200062h7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.