M4.0 earthquake 74 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 74 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Jul 1, 2017, 10:30 PM GMT-4 (02:30 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 85 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-02 02:30:53 UTC
- Depth
- 30.3 km (18.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.707° S, 72.054° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.346 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3336 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.885 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3336 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6
- 4.393 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3336 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.179 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3333 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 9
- 4.085 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3332 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100095tc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.