Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 19 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 1:04 AM GMT-3 (04:04 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 103 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-08-29 04:04:38 UTC
Depth
49.1 km (30.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.664° S, 71.386° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4103 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3666 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3666 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3662 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.210 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3661 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.117 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3656 days ago · 51 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.227 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3654 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.215 km SSW of Vicuña, Chile · 3653 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.736 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3651 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.660 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3650 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3640 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.012 km ENE of Ovalle, Chile · 3638 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3637 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.088 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3634 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.933 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3633 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3629 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.329 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3623 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.044 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3622 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.134 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3687 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.030 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3690 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.625 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3695 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.278 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006uxv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.