M4.0 earthquake 53 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile

Magnitude

4.0 (ml), light

Local time

Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:56 PM GMT-3

UTC

2016-12-16 23:56:38 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.384° S, 71.699° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

193°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

34

• Ovalle, ChilePopulation 77,138. Forecast54 kmWNW
• Coquimbo, ChilePopulation 161,317. Forecast59 kmSW
• Santiago, ChilePopulation 4,837,295. Forecast356 kmNNW

After

1. 4.140 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Dec 17, 5:06 AM GMT-3 · 3572 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
2. 3.845 km W of Coquimbo, ChileMon, Dec 19, 2:19 AM GMT-3 · 3570 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
3. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, ChileMon, Dec 19, 12:36 PM GMT-3 · 3570 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
4. 4.150 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileFri, Dec 23, 9:50 PM GMT-3 · 3565 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
5. 4.130 km NNW of La Serena, ChileSun, Jan 1, 12:25 AM GMT-3 · 3557 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
6. 4.342 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jan 1, 4:50 AM GMT-3 · 3557 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
7. 3.949 km W of Coquimbo, ChileSun, Jan 1, 7:20 AM GMT-3 · 3557 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
8. 4.391 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Jan 3, 5:16 PM GMT-3 · 3555 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
9. 4.941 km SSW of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Jan 4, 10:24 AM GMT-3 · 3554 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
10. 4.884 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Jan 7, 9:33 PM GMT-3 · 3550 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
11. 4.332 km NNW of La Serena, ChileSun, Jan 8, 9:40 PM GMT-3 · 3549 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.443 km NW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 12, 4:23 PM GMT-3 · 3546 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
13. 4.016 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jan 13, 10:43 AM GMT-3 · 3545 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
14. 4.441 km SW of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 19, 9:01 AM GMT-3 · 3539 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
15. 4.124 km WSW of Ovalle, ChileSat, Jan 21, 2:03 PM GMT-3 · 3537 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.29 km S of Ovalle, ChileMon, Jan 23, 8:21 AM GMT-3 · 3535 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
17. 4.280 km W of Ovalle, ChileThu, Jan 26, 9:37 AM GMT-3 · 3532 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
18. 4.753 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Jan 27, 4:26 AM GMT-3 · 3531 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
19. 4.221 km NW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Jan 31, 2:50 AM GMT-3 · 3527 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
20. 4.018 km SSE of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Feb 1, 12:07 AM GMT-3 · 3526 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
21. 4.480 km WNW of Coquimbo, ChileTue, Feb 7, 12:17 AM GMT-3 · 3520 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 16, 8:11 PM GMT-3 · 3572 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
2. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, ChileTue, Dec 13, 6:06 PM GMT-3 · 3576 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
3. 3.930 km NW of La Serena, ChileMon, Dec 12, 3:58 AM GMT-3 · 3577 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
4. 4.843 km SSW of Ovalle, ChileSun, Dec 11, 10:40 PM GMT-3 · 3577 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
5. 4.447 km SW of Ovalle, ChileFri, Dec 2, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 3587 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
6. 4.5100 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 26, 9:54 PM GMT-3 · 3592 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.395 km WSW of Coquimbo, ChileSat, Nov 26, 9:31 PM GMT-3 · 3592 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
8. 4.2Near the coast of Coquimbo, ChileWed, Nov 23, 1:43 PM GMT-3 · 3596 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200081s9. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.