Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 51 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 51 km W of Ovalle, Chile on Sat, May 19, 2018, 4:58 PM GMT-4 (20:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 50 km WNW 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
2018-05-19 20:58:29 UTC
Depth
33.2 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.629° S, 71.739° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
41

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.340 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3058 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.641 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3052 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.222 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3028 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.345 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3028 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.750 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3023 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.457 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3020 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.315 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3019 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.560 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3017 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3013 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.476 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3012 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.140 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3003 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.148 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3002 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.3101 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3067 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.817 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3075 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 13
  3. 4.711 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3084 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e8q4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.