Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 15 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile on Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 6:17 PM GMT-4 (22:17 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 38 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-29 22:17:35 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.653° S, 71.348° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
53

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. 4.560 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 3011 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.247 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 3007 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.476 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 3006 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.140 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2997 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.148 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2996 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.638 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2991 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.144 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2985 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.427 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile · 2964 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.248 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2961 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.033 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2959 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.2108 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2954 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.457 km NNW of Illapel, Chile · 3014 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.750 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile · 3016 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.345 km NW of Ovalle, Chile · 3021 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.222 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 3022 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000frrl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.