M6.2 earthquake 56 km SW of Ovalle, Chile
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Ovalle, Chile on Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 7:19 AM GMT-3 (10:19 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mww), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-10 10:19:34 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.026° S, 71.529° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 389
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 24.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
389 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VII, very strong shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 68% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 2% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 6.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 112°, dip 25°, rake -125°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 330°, dip 69°, rake -75°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 19°
- Stations used
- 495
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.450 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 3088 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
- 4.711 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3076 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
- 4.3101 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3059 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.251 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3053 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.340 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3051 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.641 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3045 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.083 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3097 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.183 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3097 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.451 km W of Illapel, Chile · 3100 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
- 4.139 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3100 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.341 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3103 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dxfc (also filed as iscgem611872858). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.