Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 105 km NW of Copiapó, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 105 km NW of Copiapó, Chile on Sun, Jun 17, 2018, 3:31 AM GMT-4 (07:31 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-17 07:31:59 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
26.764° S, 71.153° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
50

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000etnd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.