M4.1 earthquake 78 km W of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 78 km W of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 4:07 PM GMT-3 (19:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 26 km NW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-11 19:07:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.968° S, 72.148° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.126 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3486 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 24
- 4.362 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3455 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 4.382 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3488 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.284 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3489 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
- 3.754 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3494 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.090 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3507 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.477 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3511 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 4.29 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 3511 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 9
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100088fe. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.