Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 22 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Wed, Jun 20, 2018, 4:45 AM GMT-4 (08:45 UTC), 43 km (26 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-20 08:45:25 UTC
Depth
42.5 km (26.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.702° S, 71.408° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.345 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3025 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.750 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3020 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.457 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3017 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.315 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3016 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.560 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3014 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3010 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.476 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3009 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.140 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3000 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.148 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2999 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.638 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2994 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.144 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2988 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.991 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2984 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.427 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2967 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.641 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3049 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.340 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3055 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ewb0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.