Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 91 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 91 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile on Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 5:16 PM GMT-3 (20:16 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 77 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-01-03 20:16:37 UTC
Depth
25.2 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.313° S, 72.190° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.941 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3556 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.884 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3552 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.443 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3547 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.016 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3546 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.441 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3541 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.124 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3538 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.280 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3534 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.221 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3529 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.018 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 3528 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.480 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3522 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.29 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 3513 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 9
  12. 5.477 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3513 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.090 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3509 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.055 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3508 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.949 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3559 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.342 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3559 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.150 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3567 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3571 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.845 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3572 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.140 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3574 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3574 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3574 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  9. 4.144 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3577 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.930 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 3579 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007pik. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.