Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 88 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 88 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile on Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 9:21 AM GMT-3 (12:21 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 33 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-10-10 12:21:19 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.422° S, 72.100° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 200°, dip 55°, rake 119°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 336°, dip 44°, rake 55°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.933 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3633 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3629 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.329 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3623 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.044 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3622 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.335 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3616 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.980 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3615 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.579 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3613 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.077 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3603 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3600 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3591 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.395 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3587 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.5100 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3587 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3582 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.186 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3637 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3637 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.012 km ENE of Ovalle, Chile · 3638 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3640 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.877 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3644 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.660 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3650 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.736 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3651 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.227 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3655 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.117 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3657 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.210 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3662 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3662 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007d2k. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.