Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 43 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Sun, Jul 17, 2016, 9:13 PM GMT-4 (01:13 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-07-18 01:13:14 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.815° S, 71.582° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  2. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.682 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3713 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.218 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3712 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3711 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3709 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3707 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3706 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 5.046 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3697 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3695 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.134 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3687 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.4107 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3682 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.319 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3677 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.4103 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3666 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3666 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3662 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.879 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3661 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 4.210 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3661 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.28 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3723 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3725 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3729 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3731 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3733 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3735 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3738 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3738 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3740 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.437 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3742 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.1114 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3744 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 5.147 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.450 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3745 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.080 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3746 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.275 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3747 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.145 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006fft. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC.