Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 57 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 57 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile on Sun, Mar 4, 2018, 11:06 AM GMT-3 (14:06 UTC), 60 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 56 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-03-04 14:06:55 UTC
Depth
60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.057° S, 71.475° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.732 km S of Ovalle, Chile · 3130 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.426 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3127 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.341 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3104 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.139 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3101 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.451 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3101 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  6. 4.183 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3098 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.083 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3098 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 6.256 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 3093 days ago · 66 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 389
  9. 4.450 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3089 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.711 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3077 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 3.932 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3138 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.275 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3142 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.370 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3144 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dc1z. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.