Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 45 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile on Sat, Jun 18, 2016, 8:01 PM GMT-4 (00:01 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 75 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-19 00:01:07 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.460° S, 71.643° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3749 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3748 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3746 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3746 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3741 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3739 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3739 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3736 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3733 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3731 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3731 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3727 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.777 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3727 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.28 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3725 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3720 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3720 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  17. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3720 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3720 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.682 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3716 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3715 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3713 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3713 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  26. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3710 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3709 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3708 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.377 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3704 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3697 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 4.030 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3691 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.853 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3751 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.526 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3751 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.713 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3752 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.337 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3754 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.341 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3757 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.367 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.827 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3760 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.984 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3761 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 5.421 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3762 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 5.515 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3762 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.930 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3765 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.187 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3767 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.0Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3772 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.851 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3773 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  15. 5.146 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3777 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065b4. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.