Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 71 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 71 km W of Coquimbo, Chile on Sat, Dec 29, 2018, 10:57 AM GMT-3 (13:57 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 10 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-29 13:57:16 UTC
Depth
41.4 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.841° S, 72.067° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.785 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2821 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 6.710 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 790 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag
  3. 4.315 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.416 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.020 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.563 km W of Coquimbo, Chile · 2808 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
  7. 4.620 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2806 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  8. 4.840 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2806 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.830 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2805 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  10. 5.118 km S of Coquimbo, Chile · 2804 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 19
  11. 4.629 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2803 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.421 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2802 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.427 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2800 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.125 km N of La Serena, Chile · 2785 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 2782 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  16. 5.349 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2772 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  17. 4.527 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2771 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.926 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2771 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 14

Before

  1. 4.456 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2843 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.565 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2857 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.244 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2858 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000iyxd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.