Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 18 km SW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 12:21 AM GMT-4 (04:21 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 38 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-07-25 04:21:16 UTC
Depth
51.1 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.707° S, 71.346° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.738 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3713 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.349 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3710 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.487 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3709 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.637 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3708 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3708 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3696 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.030 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3691 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.134 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3688 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.319 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3678 days ago · 49 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.4103 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3668 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3667 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3663 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.210 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3663 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.117 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3657 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.227 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3656 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.215 km SSW of Vicuña, Chile · 3654 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.187 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3715 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3715 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 5.869 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3719 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.035 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3719 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.863 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3720 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 5.067 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3720 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  7. 5.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3720 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  8. 4.543 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3720 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.28 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3725 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.922 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3727 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.135 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3730 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.544 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3731 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.059 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3733 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.642 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3734 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.635 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3736 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.472 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3739 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.854 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3739 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.245 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3741 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006hca. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.