Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 57 km NNW of Illapel, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km NNW of Illapel, Chile on Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 5:59 PM GMT-4 (21:59 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 91 km WNW of Illapel, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-28 21:59:03 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.159° S, 71.414° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.315 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3011 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.560 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3009 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.282 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3008 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3006 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.140 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2996 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.148 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2994 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.144 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2983 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.991 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2979 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.248 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2960 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.033 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2958 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.2108 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2952 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.750 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3015 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.366 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3017 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.345 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3020 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.222 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3020 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fqpe. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.