Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 27 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Sun, Apr 2, 2017, 4:39 AM GMT-3 (07:39 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 55 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-02 07:39:06 UTC
Depth
48.8 km (30.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.710° S, 71.453° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.76 km NNW of Monte Patria, Chile · 3468 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.362 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3459 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  3. 5.455 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3458 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 14
  4. 3.969 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3441 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.059 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.053 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3417 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.462 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3417 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.424 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3413 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.15 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3411 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.340 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3410 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.233 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3471 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 5.233 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3471 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 27
  3. 4.168 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3479 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.766 km NW of Illapel, Chile · 3481 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 5.126 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3489 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 24
  6. 5.284 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3492 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.754 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3497 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008dwr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.