Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 12 km ENE of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Ovalle, Chile on Thu, Oct 6, 2016, 10:27 PM GMT-3 (01:27 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 47 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-10-07 01:27:52 UTC
Depth
83.3 km (51.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
30.550° S, 71.079° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.52
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3638 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.088 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3635 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.933 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3634 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3629 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.329 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3624 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.044 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3622 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.335 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3616 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3600 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3591 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3583 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3640 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.660 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3651 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.736 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3652 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.215 km SSW of Vicuña, Chile · 3654 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.227 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3655 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.117 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3657 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.210 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3662 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3662 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.356 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3667 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007ch8. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.