Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 33 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 10:59 PM GMT-3 (01:59 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 60 km W of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-10-12 01:59:21 UTC
Depth
38.4 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.695° S, 71.530° 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
4.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 358°, dip 50°, rake 96°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 170°, dip 41°, rake 83°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
136

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.238 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3629 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.329 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3623 days ago · 42 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.044 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3622 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.335 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3616 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.980 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3615 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.948 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3611 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.077 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3603 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.4Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3600 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 3591 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.395 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3587 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.5100 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3587 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3582 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  13. 5.260 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 16
  14. 4.949 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.445 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3575 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.088 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3635 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.647 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3637 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.012 km ENE of Ovalle, Chile · 3638 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.026 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3640 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.660 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3650 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.736 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3651 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.215 km SSW of Vicuña, Chile · 3653 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.227 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3655 days ago · 48 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.117 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3657 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.210 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3662 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.287 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3662 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007dbk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.