Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 16 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile on Fri, Jan 13, 2017, 10:43 AM GMT-3 (13:43 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 84 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-13 13:43:04 UTC
Depth
49.7 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.730° S, 71.292° 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
4.0 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 334°, dip 29°, rake 78°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 168°, dip 62°, rake 96°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.3 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.441 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3542 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.124 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3540 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.29 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 3538 days ago · 54 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.280 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3535 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.753 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3535 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.221 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3531 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.018 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile · 3530 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.29 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 3515 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 9
  9. 4.055 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3509 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.754 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3498 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 5.284 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3493 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  12. 5.126 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3489 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 24

Before

  1. 4.443 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3549 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.539 km NNE of Illapel, Chile · 3551 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.941 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3557 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.391 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3558 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.949 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3560 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.342 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 3561 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.348 km E of Monte Patria, Chile · 3566 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3573 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.140 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3576 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.053 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3576 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 5.244 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3576 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007t3f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.